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FZNT02 KNHC 051626
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 5 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 07.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 21N69W AND STATIONARY TO 20N71W. N OF 
29N BETWEEN 61W AND 76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 
FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 51W AND 59W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 21N70W TO 31N79W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL 
OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 25N63W AND 
STATIONARY TO 20N71W. FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 
31N44W TO 25N50W TO 06N53W TO 19N64W TO 23N73W TO 31N73W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 27N60W TO 
20N71W. NW OF FRONT W OF 61W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 09N TO 22N E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 21N70W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO 
18N52W TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N74W TO 15N79W TO 10N80W. S 
OF 20N BETWEEN 74W AND 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N74W TO 15N79W TO 
10N80W. AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 18N74W TO 13N78W TO 09N81W TO 
12N84W TO 16N85W TO 21N80W TO 20N73W TO 18N74W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N74W TO 16N88W. TROUGH 
FROM 09N77W TO 15N81W TO 21N86W. NW OF LINE FROM 18N74W TO 
15N80W TO 15N83W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N BETWEEN 87W AND 89W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 30N BETWEEN 89W AND 93W SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.