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FZNT02 KNHC 070932
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN JAN 7 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN  8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN  9.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 26N65W TO 20N73W. COLD
FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 29N77W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 76W. W OF COLD FRONT TO 76W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF STATIONARY
FRONT TO 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND
NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT E OF 65W. S OF 20N E OF 60W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...
HIGHEST CENTRAL PART. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 23N65W TO
20N70W. DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 25N75W. S OF 28N W
OF 65W AND W OF STATIONARY FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 22N70W. FROM 13N TO
19N BETWEEN 40W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 31N71W TO 27N79W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N50W TO 28N60W
TO 23N74W. SE OF A LINE FROM 31N60W TO 26N77W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 16N
TO 26N E OF 43W.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 17N80W TO 09N80W. N OF
18N WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NEAR 19N80W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 84W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT FROM
13N TO 16N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N73W TO
20N76W TO 18N79W TO 15N83W TO 09N81W. N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND
76W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE..N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 18N82W.
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF FRONT TO 86W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 20N76W
TO 17N80W TO 15N83W. N OF 17N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77W...INCLUDING
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NEAR 19N75.5W. NW OF TROUGH TO 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 66W 
AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 28N92W TO 22N92W. FROM 23N TO 28N E
OF TROUGH TO 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N94W TO 24N94W. FROM 24N TO 30N E
OF TROUGH TO 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM
NW. N OF 25N BETWEEN 84W AND 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 28N91W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N91W 1012 MB. COLD FRONT FROM
LOW TO 26N94W TO 22N94W. N OF 26N WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N87W 1012 MB. COLD FRONT FROM
30N88W TO LOW TO 24N90W TO 21N94W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...NE TO E 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.