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FZNT02 KNHC 160330
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W 
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N 
TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 82W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 12N BETWEEN 66W AND 
70W...AND N OF 15N E OF 66W...INCLUDING THE CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE THE 
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 82.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN E SWELL. N OF 14.5N E OF 70W...INCLUDING THE CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT OUTSIDE THE 
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 82.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 14N BETWEEN 63W AND 
70W...INCLUDING THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT OUTSIDE THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES.

..GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 23N94W TO 19N96W. S OF 
23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 25N96W TO 
19N95W. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 26N85W TO 27N96W. FRONTAL 
TROUGH FROM 27N96W TO 20N96W. N OF 27N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N93W TO 24N96W TO 
20N97W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 16N TO 24N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N60W TO 22N55W TO 20N41W 
TO 14N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 22N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 19N48W TO 
12N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 24N E 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 30N81W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 
70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 28N80W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 60W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 
30N W OF FRONT TO 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 24N77W. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 58W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 24N72W. N OF 29N W 
OF FRONT TO 60W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 28N60W TO 28N65W TO 
31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 23N65W. N OF A LINE FROM 
31N43W TO 26N57W TO 26N62W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W AND 74W...INCLUDING 
THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 24.5N BETWEEN 75W AND 
83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING THE 
APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 23.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING THE 
APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76.5W... 
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 19.5 BETWEEN 78W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W...INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF 19.5 BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 19N76W TO 18N82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.