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FZNT02 KNHC 060330
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 08.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N70W TO 15N77W TO 09.5N79.5W. N OF 
16.5N W OF FRONT TO 77W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 
83.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 16N80W TO 
11N81.5W TO 09N81W. N OF 18N W OF FRONT TO 76W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF FRONT TO 83.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 16N80W TO 
11N81.5W TO 09N81W. N OF 18N W OF FRONT TO 76W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  N OF 18N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 81W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N71W TO 13N81.5W TO 
09N81.5W. N OF 16N W OF FRONT TO 84.5W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. FROM 10N TO 16N 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N70W TO 15N825W.
N OF 18N W OF FRONT TO 77W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NW OF 
FRONT TO 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 16.5N TO 
20.5N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 24N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N70W. N 
OF 30N BETWEEN 64W AND 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
17 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 52W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF 
AREA N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 25N65W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N72W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS AND TO 9 FT LEE OF SE 
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA SE OF FRONT TO 20N 
AND W OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 20N70W. S OF 
25N WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS AND TO 9 FT LEE OF SE 
BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA SE OF FRONT TO 20N AND W OF 55W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 21N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 25N51W TO 18N61W TO 12N61W TO 
07N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 
20N E OF 72W AND E OF 60W WINDS 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 EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 
20N E OF 70W AND E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 66W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24.5N E OF 86W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 87W AND 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.