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FZNT02 KNHC 172209
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN MAR 17 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...

.FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13.5N BETWEEN 77.5W AND 79.5W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 77.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 73W. S OF 13N BETWEEN 
77.5W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.21 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77.5W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 
13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 
77W AND 79.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.45 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78.5W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 30N75W TO 
27N80W. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 29N73W TO 25N80.5W.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 29N70W TO 27N73W TO 
23.5N81W. W OF LINE FROM 31N73W TO 25.5N77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 26N72W TO 
23.5N81W. N OF FRONT AND S OF LINE FROM 28N76W TO 28N80.5W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. W OF LINE 
FROM 31N75W TO 28N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 22N90W TO 
18.5N92W. S OF LINE FROM 19N93.5W TO 22N95.5W TO 22N98W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. W OF LINE FROM 22N95.5W TO 
26N92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S OF 
23N W OF 94W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 23.5N89W TO 
21N93W TO 18.5N93W. S OF 21N AND W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT FROM 21N TO 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 21N93W TO 
18.5N94W. N OF FRONT AND S OF LINE FROM 27N84W TO 28N92W TO 
23N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22.5N84.5W TO 19.5N91W 
TO 18.5N91.5W. TROUGH FROM 19.5N92.5W TO 25N97W. S OF 20N W OF 
95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ENTIRE GULF E OF LINE 
FROM 20N92W TO 24N94W TO 28N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.