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FZNT02 KNHC 280352
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 22N53W THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY 
FRONT TO 21N61W...AND A SHEARLINE TO 20N72W. FROM 20N TO 24N 
BETWEEN 57W AND 76W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF FRONT AND E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT TO 15N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 24N42W TO 20N47W. W 
OF A LINE FROM 31N44W TO 20N48W TO 13N55W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 
31N56W TO 28N65W TO 27N77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 
TO E WINDS W OF 60W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL W OF A 
LINE FROM 31N40W TO 20N52W TO 16N61W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 31N55W 
TO 24N74W...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. REMAINDER OF THE AREA N OF 
27N TO 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N48W 1011 MB WITH TROUGH TO 
24N47W. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 24N42W TO 19N46W. N OF 
25N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN 
N SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 44 AND 48W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF STATIONARY FRONT SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 53W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
E OF 65W TO A LINE FROM 19N35W TO 12N50W TO 09N60W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 80W...INCLUDING 
THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. FROM 09.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E 
OF 80W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 09.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 
22N94W TO 18.5N94W. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND W OF 90W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 22N90W TO 18.5N93W. 
S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 29N90W TO 26N97W N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N80W TO 21N89W TO 18N941. S OF 
21N AND W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N87W TO 27N94W TO 26N97W N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 31N42W TO 20N45W TO 10N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 37W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 76W AND 87W...INCLUDING THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 18.5N TO 19.5N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 89W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 85W...INCLUDING THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.