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FZNT02 KNHC 162215
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 27N90W TO 19N96W. 
WITHIN 105 NM OF COAST OF MEXICO N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N82W TO 26N90W TO 22N95W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 19N95W. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 94W N TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 27N90W TO 
19N95W. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 
28N90W TO 22N95W. S OF 20N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 25N70W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH TO 31N71W. FROM 21N TO 
28N E OF LOW BETWEEN 64W AND 70W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 30N BETWEEN 63W AND 71W AND FROM 
14N TO 22N BETWEEN 54W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF THE FORECAST AREA. REMNANT 
TROUGH FROM 31N66W TO 26N69W. E OF TROUGH N OF 27N BETWEEN 62W 
AND 66W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N65W TO 28N68W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 30N81W. W OF 
THE FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N80W TO 29N81W. W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 
29N81W. W OF LINE FROM 31N72W TO 28N79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 30 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 RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.