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FZNT02 KNHC 160954
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU MAR 16 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

....CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 20N74W. E OF FRONT TO A LINE 
FROM 31N56W TO 28N62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 23N66W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N73W. E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 28N57W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N 
WITHIN 150 NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 28N57W TO 22N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 24N63W 
THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 20N73W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 78W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUND 
BY 31N48W TO 19N65W TO 24N74W TO 31N63W TO 31N48W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 26N AND N OF LINE FROM 20N35W TO 14N49W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N47W TO 
19N63W TO 10N59W TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 40W AND 47W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 
31N40W TO 19N63W TO 10N60W TO 06N52W WINDS 20 OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N48W TO 19N65W TO 06N53W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W AND WITHIN 30 NM 
OF LINE FROM 20N74W TO 16N77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W AND N OF 18.5N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.