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FZNT02 KNHC 151000
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT APR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.WEAKENING LOW PRES NEAR 23N66W 1012 MB. FROM 24N TO 30N BETWEEN 
65W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 
24N56W TO 20N70W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 52W AND 58W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N50W TO 
27N52W TO 20N73W TO 23N80W TO 29N80W TO 31N70W TO 31N50W... 
INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN OPEN WATERS. N OF 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 50W S 
TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 25N52W TO 22N57W. N 
OF 30N BETWEEN 47W AND 57W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N47W TO 26N49W TO 
23N62W TO 20N70W TO 23N80W TO 29N80W TO 31N65W TO 31N47W... 
INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN OPEN WATERS. N OF 26N BETWEEN 41W AND 47W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 20N50W. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 44W AND 55W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 32 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 57W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 22 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 
23N46W TO 18N64W TO 20N71W TO 26N77W TO 27N66W TO 31N62W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL IN OPEN 
WATERS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W
...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 18N74W TO 20N82W...INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND FROM 19.5N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 
92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 86W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 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.