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FZNT02 KNHC 161611
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON OCT 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 26N93W TO 20N97W. 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF MEXICO BETWEEN 19N AND 24N NW TO N 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT AND FROM 25N TO 
27N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 22N94W TO 18N93W. S 
OF 21N W OF 94W WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF MEXICO NW WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND S OF 24N N TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N 
W OF 91W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 24N90W...THEN 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 19N92W. S OF 20.5N W OF 94W WITHIN 60 NM 
OF COAST OF MEXICO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N W OF 91W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 20.5N W OF 94W WITHIN 
60 NM OF COAST OF MEXICO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 23N71W 1011 MB WITH TROUGH TO 28N72W TO 31N70W. 
WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 26.5N68W TO 21.5N67W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N67W TO 
23N61W TO 16N51W TO 12N56W TO 20N64W TO 20N69W TO 25N71W TO 
30N67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF LINE FROM 21N63W TO 23N72W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
31N67W 1011 MB. TROUGH SW FROM LOW TO 24N73W. E OF TROUGH AND N 
OF LINE FROM 31N62W TO 27N65W TO 27N68W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH AND N OF LINE FROM 
31N61W TO 26N65W TO 27N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 18N57W TO 
12N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED 
TSTMS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 
PRES. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 31N66W TO 23N73W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 30N50W TO 28N52W TO 26N52W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 
35W AND 40W AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 45W AND 53W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 19N TO 27N E OF 41W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 58W AND 62W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 26N35W TO 18N62W 
AND N OF LINE FROM 16N35W TO 08N45W TO 11N62W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 30N81W. N OF 
30.5N W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W. W OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 27N80W. N OF 30N W 
OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 31N73W TO 28N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.