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FZNT02 KNHC 141600
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 18N80W TO 10N83W. TROUGH 
FROM 19N78W TO 12N79W. FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 82W N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 15N81W TO 
10N82W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 
KT S OF 15N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST S OF 15N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 15N81W TO 
09N82W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 
KT S OF 15N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S OF 15N.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 
15N81W TO 10N82W. N OF 15N W OF FRONT TO 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N W OF FRONT TO 84W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 
15N81W TO 10N82W. N OF 17N W OF FRONT TO 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N W OF FRONT OT 84W N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 26N56W TO 18N57W. N OF 19N AND E OF LINE FROM 
31N57W TO 26N61W TO 19N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E 
TO SE 25 TO 30 KT FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 53W AND 57W. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 53W AND 
57W. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N68W TO 24N71W TO 19N68W TO 
14N58W TO 07NN54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N64W TO 22N64W. SECOND TROUGH 
FROM 27N37W TO 21N39W. FROM 23N TO 30N E OF FIRST TROUGH TO 53W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL.
FROM 22N TO 30N E OF SECOND TROUGH E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 30N W OF SECOND TROUGH TO 
40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
LINE FROM 31N68W TO 22N66W TO 16N61W TO 07N53W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 65W FROM 27N TO 22N. SECOND 
TROUGH FROM 29N45W TO 20N44W. FROM 20N TO 29N E OF SECOND TROUGH 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 
FROM 31N65W TO 22N63W TO 15N52W TO 07N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT N OF 
17N BETWEEN 49W AND SECOND TROUGH. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 25N75W TO 22N77W. S OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72.5W TO 27N74W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22N77W. TROUGH FROM 31N73W TO 29N78W. W OF 
STATIONARY FRONT S OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND FRONT AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT. N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH TO MERGE WITH COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 
27N74W THEN STATIONARY FRONT 22N77W. W OF FRONTS N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND FRONTS...EXCEPT 
9 TO 12 FT N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 78W AND LESS THAN 8 FT 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N74W TO 
22N77W. NEW COLD FRONT TO JUST NW OF AREA. W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT OR LESS N OF 29N W OF 79W. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 76W AND 
LESS THAN 8 FT N OF 29N W OF 79W. N OF 28N E OF STATIONARY
FRONT TO 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT TO MERGE WITH STATIONARY FRONT 
FROM 31N69W TO 28N73W TO 21N77W. W OF FRONT S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND FRONT...AND LESS 
THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 27N69W THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N76W. W OF FRONT AND S OF 27W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND FRONT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 78W AND A LINE FROM 
31N65W TO 22N63W TO 15N52W TO 07N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL E AND NE OF BAHAMAS. W OF BAHAMAS... 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

.CARIBBEAN 15 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 87W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.