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FZNT02 KNHC 250252
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAR 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT MAR 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 27.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 27N53W TO 26N58W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 24N80W. TROUGH FROM 30N46W TO 25N54W TO 24N58W TO LOW PRES 
1014 MB NEAR 21N63W TO 18N67W. W OF LINE FROM 31N48W TO 24N60W 
TO 19N62W AND S OF LINE FROM 31N48W TO 31N50W TO 30N54W TO 
30N68W TO 27N80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT 
OUTSIDE BAHAMAS AND SEAS TO 9 FT INSIDE BAHAMAS. N OF LINE FROM 
31N50W TO 30N54W TO 30N68W TO 27N80W AND S OF 31N WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 65W AND 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 65W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 26N51W THEN 
STATIONARY TO LOW PRES 1014 MB NEAR 21N68W. FROM 24N TO 26N 
BETWEEN 66W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY 29N72W TO 28N55W TO 25N55W TO 22N71W 
TO 23N74W TO 25N75W TO 29N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 31N41W TO 20N57W TO 
18N62W TO THE E OF 78W AND S OF LINE FROM 31N41W TO 31N57W TO 
29N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. E OF 60W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. W OF 60W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL 
OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 26N49W THEN 
STATIONARY TO LOW PRES 1014 MB NEAR 21N69W. FROM 24N TO 26N 
BETWEEN 66W AND 69W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY 30N66W TO 27N55W TO 22N63W TO 24N67W 
TO 22N72W TO 24N76W TO 27N75W TO 30N66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 31N39W TO 
19N56W TO 17N62W AND S OF LINE FROM 31N39W TO 31N53W TO 30N58W 
TO 30N70W TO 28N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. E OF 60W...SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. W OF 60W...SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 28N44W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 26N54W TO 25N65W TO LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 25N69W. 
FROM 26.5N TO 28.5N BETWEEN 66W AND 71W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LOW TO 31N BETWEEN 60W AND 
74W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 
22N TO 31N BETWEEN 60W AND 77W AND N OF BAHAMAS SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E TO SE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AREA BOUNDED BY 28N35W TO 16N35W TO 11N47W TO 18N52W TO 
28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WINDWARD PASSAGE N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 19.5N BETWEEN 77.5W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N AND E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 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.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.