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FZNT02 KNHC 080327
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 8 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 10.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 25N62W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N73W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N69W TO 20N70W TO 22N72W TO 20N73W TO 
22N75W TO 24N73W TO 22N69W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
21.5N71W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N61W TO 26N61W TO 
21N69W TO 21N76W TO 26N80W TO 29N76W TO 31N61W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N42W 
TO 12N42W TO 13N51W TO 18N52W TO 18N42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 08N35W TO 12N48W TO 09N60W TO 15N61W TO
28N80W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 29N53W THEN
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 27N60W TO 24N70W TO 23N74W. WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 31N49W TO 30N50W TO 28N57W TO 28N59W TO 30N58W 
TO 31N55W TO 31N49W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
SE AND NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N44W TO 07N41W TO
06N51W TO 10N51W TO 11N48W TO 11N44W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 07N35W TO 06N52W TO 28N79W TO 31N35W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12
FT FROM 15N TO 26N E OF 45W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N57W TO 29N65W
TO 27N69W TO 25N75W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 07N35W TO
07N56W TO 21N69W TO 31N46W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E OF 76W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
19N74.5W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N80W TO 18N75W TO 
15N80W TO 16N85W TO 20N87W TO 22N86W TO 21N80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 18.5N81W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N71W TO 11N70W TO 11N72W TO
12N72W TO 11N75W TO 13N73W TO 13N71W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA AND GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N68W TO 13N68W TO 
12N70W TO 14N71W TO 15N70W TO 14N69W TO 14N68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N70W TO 12N70W TO 
12N75W TO 14N76W TO 15N70W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA AND GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF 12.5N75.5W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
30N87W TO 26N89W TO 25N92W TO 28N93W TO 30N92W TO 31N88W TO 
30N87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 31N93W 1012 MB. COLD 
FRONT FROM LOW TO 28.5N93W TO 26N97W. N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 
FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N88.5W 1012 MB. COLD FRONT 
FROM LOW TO 26N90W TO 22N94W TO 20N95W. N OF 24N WITHIN 150 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 23N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF
20.5N WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N87W 1013 MB. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW TO 23.5N90W TO 20N94W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N83W TO 23N83W TO
23N85W TO 22N86W TO 23N86W TO 24N85W TO 24N83W...INCLUDING
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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.