000
FZNT02 KNHC 310915
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED JAN 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 02.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 16N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 83W WINDS KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 
70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 
71W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 15N 
TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 
70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N 
BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 23N52W 1012 MB. NE OF LINE FROM 20N41W TO 
31N49W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21N49W 1015 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE 
OF LINE FROM 23N43W TO 31N47W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM 16N42W TO 31N54W AND S OF 13N 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N48W TO 25N50W 
TO 20N50W. E OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 17N44W TO 09N55W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 25N69W THEN STATIONARY TO 
21N76W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 
20N73W. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
31N62W TO 24N75W TO 19N68W TO 31N50W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 16N86W. NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 19N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 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.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.