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FZNT02 KNHC 241608
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 26N65W TO 25N72W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 24N80W. TROUGH FROM 27N52W TO 22N58W TO 18N68W. N OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. BETWEEN 
TROUGH AND FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 25N58W THEN 
STATIONARY TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 21N69W. N OF FRONT TO 29N 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 31N42W TO 19N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE AND NW SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 25N55W THEN 
STATIONARY TO LOW PRES NEAR 22N69W 1011 MB. FROM 23N TO 27N 
BETWEEN 63W AND 69W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. 
FROM 22N TO 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 31N41W TO 17N62W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE AND NW SWELL OUTSIDE 
BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 24N50W. 
LOW PRES NEAR 23N70W 1008 MB. FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 64W AND 
70W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
LOW TO 30N BETWEEN 58W AND 73W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BETWEEN LINE FROM 31N35W TO 14N58W AND 
LINE FROM 29N77W TO 31N70W TO 28N53W TO 31N48W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE AND NW SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 11N AND SE OF LINE FROM 31N39W TO 18N57W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 21N E OF 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH ABOVE PARAGRAPH. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 20N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W AND WITHIN 30 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 20N73.5W TO 18N75.5W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...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.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N W OF 95W AND N OF 19N BETWEEN 91W AND 
95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 89W AND 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.30 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 LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.