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FZNT02 KNHC 300940
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JAN 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JAN 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 01.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 80W...INCLUDING 
THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. FROM 09.5N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N E 
OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF 
FROM 09.5N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 
15.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 83W...AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 72W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 72W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 66W 
AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W...AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 70W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 80W 
AND 82.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 
16N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 96.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S 
OF 21N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N.
.06 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 29N93W TO 21N97W...INCLUDING 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 
TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 
26.5N...HIGHEST BAY OF CAMPECHE...AND BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 27N83W TO 22N88W...INCLUDING 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...AND TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 27N49W 1012 MB. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N43W 
TO 24N43W TO 18N50W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 49W AND 55W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 45W 
AND 49W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
N OF 23N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 
15N TO 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 65W TO A LINE 
FROM 16N35W TO 08N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NORTHERLY SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 23N49W 1013 MB. E OF A LINE FROM 
31N48W TO 20N42W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. S 
OF 20N E OF 38W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE 
OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 25N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 29N48W TO 20N49W. N OF 22N BETWEEN 
38W AND 46W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 20N44W TO 16N61W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 23N81W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 
65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 70W. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 27N. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W AND E OF THE 
BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 25N70W TO 21N76W. E 
OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N61W TO 28N66W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W AND 
E OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 26N60W TO 20N73W. W 
OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 27N65W TO 23N78W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO 77W AND OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 23N81W TO 17N88W. W OF FRONT... 
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N76W TO 15N83W. W OF 
FRONT...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 
16.5N87W. NW OF FRONT...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN 
WINDWARD PASSAGE. 

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.