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FZNT02 KNHC 070417
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO LOW PRES NEAR 25N65.5W 1016 MB 
TO 20N74W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 
75W. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. REMAINDER OF AREA SE OF FRONT TO 
LINE FROM 31N35W TO 18N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 26N61W TO 
20N73W. S OF 24N WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS AND E OF 
75W. REMAINDER OF AREA SE OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N35W TO 18N63W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 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 31N53W TO 24N65.5W TO 
20N70W. S OF 23N WITHIN 150 NM NW W OF FRONT...INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT. FROM 23N TO 29N WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 77W. REMAINDER OF AREA 
SE OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N35W TO 18N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 
25N80W. WITHIN 150 NM N OF NEW FRONT E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 26N62W TO 
20N72W. S OF 26N WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N WITHIN 150 NM NW OF 
FRONT...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 25N80W. 
WITHIN 120 NM N OF NEW FRONT E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BETWEEN FRONTS WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 
LINE FROM 31N35W TO 18N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST MEANDERING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 
25N64W. SECOND FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 50W AND 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S AND SE OF FRONT TO 18N W OF 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 16N80W TO 09N80W. N OF 18.5N 
BETWEEN 77.5W AND 82W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 83.5W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT N OF 16N...AND 8 TO 11 FT 
S OF 16N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 20N70W TO 
15N80W. N OF 16N W OF TROUGH TO 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
16N W OF FRONT TO 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 20N70W TO 
15N80W. N OF 16N W OF TROUGH TO 85W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. W OF 85W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC S AND E OF 31N35W TO 18N63W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 52W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC WATERS S AND 
E OF LINE FROM 31N35W TO 18N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 
31N50W TO 25N64W TO 18N63W TO 09N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 64W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 89W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...NE TO E 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 25N 
BETWEEN 87W AND 92.5W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N90W 1013 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 21N97.5W. W OF 92W NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT AND LOW S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.