000
FZNT02 KNHC 180217
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 32N45W 992 MB. DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W 
TO 20N41W TO 16N60W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 40W AND 55W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N35W TO 17N60W 
TO 22N73W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 13 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N44W 999 MB. FRONT DISSIPATED. 
N OF 26N BETWEEN 40W AND 51W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N35W TO 10N51W TO 11N61W 
TO 20N73W TO 24N73W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 56W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 60W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 66W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN NE ATLC PASSAGES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE ATLC PASSAGES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.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.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.