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FZNT02 KNHC 150330
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI DEC 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 
27N94W TO 26N97W. W OF 93W AND W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 26N93W TO 24N96W TO 
21N97W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W AND W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 26N91W TO 24N95W TO 
19N95W. FROM 21N TO 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 87W AND W OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS S OF 21N. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 26N89W TO 24N95W TO 
19N95W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 26N92W TO 
24N96W TO 19N95W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 27N87W TO 27N97W...THEN TROUGH 
FROM 27N97W TO 21N96W. N OF WARM FRONT W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 
17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 82W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W 
AND 70W...AND N OF 15N E OF 64W...INCLUDING THE CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF A LINE FROM 31N49W TO 24N60W TO 24N73W TO 31N70W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 30N55W TO 
22N52W TO 14N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 17N48W TO 
12N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 

.ATLC E OF A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 25N43W TO 17N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 23N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 22N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 28N80.5W. N OF 
30N BETWEEN 62W AND 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO 
NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 27N80W. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 72W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 
WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 27N75W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
55W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH FROM 19N79W TO 09N80W. WITHIN 90 NM W OF 
TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH WEAKENED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.