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FZNT02 KNHC 232205
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 26N76W TO 26.5N80W. N OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS E OF 65W. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND WITHIN 45 NM N OF 
FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 23N61W TO 20N73W.
N OF FRONT AND S OF LINE FROM 31N48W TO 31N66W TO 28N80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT LESS 
THAN 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF LINE FROM 31N66W TO 28N80W AND S 
OF 31N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 26N53W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N72W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N68W TO 28N49W TO 
22N68W TO 22N74W TO 26N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N58W TO 29N79W TO 
23N74W TO 21N76W TO 19N68W TO 18N60W TO 31N41W TO 
31N58W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACHES TO WINDWARD AND MONA 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. 

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N46W TO 31N35W TO 19N35W TO 
12N56W TO 18N62W TO 31N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED BY 29N35W TO 16N35W TO 13N46W TO 
20N50W TO 27N42W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 19N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 16N75W TO 19N82W...
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 20N73.5W 
TO 17.5N76.5W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19.5N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 88W 
AND 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N 
AND E OF 86W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21.5N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT. N OF LINE FROM 24N83W TO 24N85W TO 29N87W AND W OF 
LINE FROM 30N87W TO 27N88W TO 19N93W TO E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 27N89W TO 28N95W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 23N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 20.5N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.