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FZNT02 KNHC 190218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 20N74W. N OF 29N WITHIN 210 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.N OF OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 66W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 22N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 31N78W TO 31N58W TO 
23N74W TO 27N79W TO 31N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 24N60W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N74W. N OF 30N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W... 
INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 31N70W TO 
31N52W TO 21N72W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N57W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 25N50W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 21N75W. S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING 
ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 31N59W TO 31N39W 
TO 21N70W TO 22N73W TO 27N60W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 
31N44W.  

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N35W TO 13N35W TO 16N39W TO 
26N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N35W TO 10N35W TO 
15N42W TO 21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N 
AND E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 35W AND 41W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 10N84W. N OF 14N W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 15N WITHIN 240 NM E AND 90 NM W OF FRONT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 20N74W TO 12N83W. N OF 18N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 81W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN APPROACH TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 
81W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 76W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
S OF 11N BETWEEN 64W AND 66W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 24N96W TO 18N94W. SW OF TROUGH NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 24N E OF TROUGH 91W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N97W TO 20N96W. N OF 24N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.