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FZNT02 KNHC 290344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 21N47W THEN SHEARLINE TO 18N65W. 
N OF SHEARLINE TO 22N BETWEEN 60W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT/SHEARLINE TO A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 28N60W 
TO 28N70W TO 25N80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS W 
OF 60W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT W OF LINE FROM 31N40W TO 22N49W TO 
17N61W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 31N55W TO 25N65W TO 22N72W...AND 8 
TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT/SHEARLINE TO 80W AND E OF THE 
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. S OF SHEARLINE TO 12N AND W OF A LINE FROM 21N46W TO 12N55W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW WITH LOW PRES.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING... 
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30.5N45W 1010 MB. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 48W AND 52W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT IN N 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF THE AREA AS DESCRIBED AVOBE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N48W 1011 MB WITH TROUGH TO 
23N48W. N OF 24N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 45W AND 48W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N E OF 42W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 53W AND 
74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL... 
HIGHEST E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W TO A LINE 
FROM 20N35W TO 09N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 23N48W 1012 MB. E OF A LINE FROM 
31N50W TO 24N43W TO 14N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 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 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 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 66W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 31N87W TO 24N90W TO 18.5N95W. W 
OF 90W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS S OF 21N W OF 
95W. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 22N87W TO 18.5N91W. 
S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 26N 
W OF 90W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST SE OF AREA. S OF 21N W OF 94W 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N W OF 87W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF A LINE FROM 29N91W 
TO 22N97W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 20N W OF 94W. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT...HIGHEST IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE...AND BUILDING TO 10 
FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 
26N87W TO 20N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.ATLC ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 31N81W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 
65W AND 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 
30N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 25N81W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 65W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OT LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 26N70W TO 21N76W. E 
OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N61W TO 27N68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF WATERS W OF 65W AND E 
OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 19N TO 20N E OF 80W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 19N87W. W OF 
FRONT...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N76W TO 15N83W. W OF 
FRONT...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCPET 25 TO 30 KT S OF 18N W OF 86W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 
83W. 

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.