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FZNT02 KNHC 250256
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 27.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 
71W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15.5N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 78W 
AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15.5N 
BETWEEN 71.5W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 
15.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER WATERS FROM 09N 
TO 16.5N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 18.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 78W AND 
83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER WATERS S OF 16.5N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN E SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 21N93W AND 
TROUGH FROM 22N96W TO 18.5N92.5W. SW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 85W...INCLUDING N 
APPROACH TO YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE...TROUGH FROM 23N98W TO 18N94.5W.
SW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 21N TO 28N
E OF 92W...INCLUDING N APPROACH TO YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N98W TO 18.5N93.5W. FROM 21N TO 
29N E OF 91W...INCLUDING N APPROACH TO YUCATAN CHANNEL...E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.   

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 23N80W. S OF 
26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 22N78W. S OF 30N W 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN OPEN WATERS.
S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 25.5N65W TO 22N78W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N73W TO 31N59W TO 20N72W TO 23N80W TO
29N81W TO 31N73W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN OPEN WATERS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 24N65W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22N77W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N69W TO 31N52W TO 
18.5N65W TO 23N80W TO 29N81W TO 31N69W...INCLUDING ATLC 
APPROACHES TO CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND ELSEWHERE TO 9 FT IN OPEN 
WATERS. 

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N43W TO 
31N35W TO 19N35W TO 26N47W TO 31N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 37W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 
31N40W TO 31N35W TO 17N35W TO 23N48W TO 28N48W TO 31N40W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N41W TO 
31N35W TO 15N35W TO 20N46W TO 24N47W TO 31N41W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 21N W OF 85W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT STALLING FROM 22N78W TO 20N87W.
N OF LINE FROM 17N70W TO 21N87W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 
21N87W. N OF 18N W OF 74W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 17N W OF 64W... 
INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.