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FZNT02 KNHC 080941
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON JAN 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 29N57W THEN STATIONARY TO 27N60W
TO 23N65W TO 20N71W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N65W TO 20N71W TO
21N76W TO 24N74W TO 28N77W TO 28N72W TO 25N65W...INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 22N71W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 08N35W TO 06N53W TO 18N63W TO 28N80W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 15N45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N47W TO 29N57W
TO 26N65W TO 24N70W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 07N35W TO
06N53W TO 28N78W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 28N68W THEN
TROUGH TO 27N75W TO 25N76W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N74W TO
27N74W TO 27N77W TO 30N80W TO 31N79W TO 30N76W TO 29N74W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 07N35W
TO 06N53W TO 22N68W TO 22N53W TO 31N42W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E OF 84W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N BETWEEN 77W AND 86W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N69W TO
13N69W TO 12N71W TO 13N73W TO 16N73W TO 16N71W TO 14N69W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N71W TO 13N70W TO 
11N74W TO 13N77W TO 15N75W TO 16N74W TO 16N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF 12.5N75W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 30N84W TO 27N85W TO 25N89W TO 26N93W TO 29N93W TO 
31N88W TO 30N84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N90W 1012 MB. COLD FRONT FROM
LOW TO 28N90W TO 24N94W TO 21N97W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N89W
TO 30N85W TO 24N89W TO 24N94W TO 30N89W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N87W 1013 MB. COLD FRONT FROM
LOW TO 26N88W TO 22N92W TO 20N94W. 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.