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FZNT02 KNHC 020341
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 02 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 25N80W. N OF 28N AND FRONT AND W OF 
74W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST IN GULF 
STREAM. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 23N80W. N OF 25N 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT 
OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 31N68W TO RAPIDLY DEEPENING 
LOW PRES NEAR 30N74W 1000 MB THEN COLD FRONT TO 24N76W TO 
21.5N77.5W. N OF 26N W OF LOW AND FRONT TO 80W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 23N WITHIN 120 NM 
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 59W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... 
.COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 19N90W TO 20N94W TO 18N94W. S OF 
24.5N W OF FRONT AND WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. N OF FRONT TO 23N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W GULF.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF GULF. E OF 83.5W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 18.5N WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18.5N TO 25N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 27N90W TO 
23.5N95W TO 18.5N95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20.5N WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST NW WINDS 30 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N TO LINE FROM 
26N82W TO 20N94W TO 18N94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 
FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC SE OF LINE FROM 30N35W TO 21N46W TO 13N61W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 30N40W TO 21N53W TO 07N53W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 19.5N88W. YUCATAN CHANNEL N 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 23N80W TO 20N81.5W 
TO 15N89W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL ENTRANCE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 11N84W. S OF 16N W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.