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FZNT02 KNHC 301016
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU MAR 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 35N51W 986 MB WITH ASSOCIATED COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 24N52W THEN WEAKENING TO 17N61W. N OF 27.5N 
BETWEEN COLD FRONT AND 56W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 59W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N WITHIN 300 NM SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA N OF LINE FROM 11N35W TO 14N49W TO 21N57W TO 27N64W TO 
31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL N OF 15N E OF 44W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 23N47W THEN 
WEAKENING FRONT TO 17N61W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 
27N56W AND WEAKENING FRONT TO 25N68W. N OF 28N E OF FIRST FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 28.5N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF SECOND FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF SECOND FRONT TO 55W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 50W... 
AND ALSO SE OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 18N46W TO 12N55W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 24N...AND IN N TO 
NE SWELL S OF 24N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST FRONT TO DISSIPATE. SECOND COLD FRONT 
FROM 31N40W TO 26N48W AND DISSIPATING FRONT TO 24N57W. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 39W AND 49W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 45W AND 49W. ELSEWHERE NNE OF LINE 
FROM 28N35W TO 24N49W TO 23N59W TO 24N65W TO 31N71W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 19 FT N 
OF 26N E OF 61W AND IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 61W...HIGHEST NE PART.
SE OF LINE FROM 18N35W TO 14N35W TO 11N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT INLAND OVER SE U.S. N OF 29.5N
BETWEEN 77W AND 80.5W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 26N80W. N OF 30N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17.5N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N BETWEEN 85W AND 86W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
S OF 13N BETWEEN 63W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W AND S OF 12N 
BETWEEN 63W AND 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT JUST ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. FROM 21N 
TO 24N BETWEEN 89W AND 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N BETWEEN 93W AND 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 22N97W. W OF FRONT 
N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 
24N BETWEEN 89W AND 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 24N93W TO 18N95W. S 
OF 24N W OF THE FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. N OF 30N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 26N90W TO 18N94W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.