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FZNT02 KNHC 062216
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT JAN 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 08.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 20N74W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT... 
INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 
74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
NE. REMAINDER OF AREA SE OF FRONT TO 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 26N61W TO 
20N72W. S OF 24N WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS AND E OF 
72W. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18.5N E OF FRONT TO 55W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W 
TO 29N80W. N OF NEW FRONT E OF 77W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 20N73W. S OF 
23N WITHIN 120 NM NW W OF FRONT...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 76W. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18.5N E OF FRONT TO 55W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 
26N80W. N OF NEW FRONT E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 26N61W THEN 
TROUGH TO 20N72W. S OF 28N W OF FRONT...INCLUDING APPROACH TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 31N35W TO 19N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 30N51W THEN 
TROUGH 27N58W TO 20N72W. S OF 28N W OF 67W...INCLUDING APPROACH 
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 31N35W TO 18N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.  

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 16N79.5W TO 09N79.5W. W OF 
FRONT TO 83.5W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 17.5N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 15N. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18N74W TO 15N80W TO 10N78W.
FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W...INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 15N 
W OF 82W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18N74W TO 15N80W TO 10N78W. N OF 
16N W OF TROUGH TO 85W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 82W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18N74W TO 15N80W TO 10N78W. FROM 
18N TO 21N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 62W...EXCLUDING AREA N OF 28N E OF 
43W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NE 
AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 31N43W TO 
28N55W TO 31N59W AND E OF STATIONARY FRONT AND TROUGH WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 58W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF STATIONARY 
FRONT AND TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 71W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 84W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 86W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 24N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N91W 1014 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 21N97.5W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 86W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.