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FZNT02 KNHC 170240
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE OCT 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 26N90W TO 18N95W. 
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF MEXICO S OF 25N N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N82W TO 26N90W TO 
19N95W. S OF 23N W OF 94W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF THE FRONT E OF 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N84W TO 
27N93W TO 23N95W. S OF 20N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO 22N70W. FROM 22N TO 30N E OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 65W AND 69W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 30N BETWEEN 64W AND 71W AND FROM 15N TO 
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGE WITH COLD FRONT EXTEDING FROM 
31N66W TO 29N67W. E OF FRONT TO 62W N OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FRONT N OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 30N81W. W OF 
THE FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N79W TO 29N81W. W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 31N71W TO 28N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 31N73W TO 
28N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.