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FZNT02 KNHC 020424
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 04.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.N OF 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 
14.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 
17N BETWEEN 72W AND 83W WINDS KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 
78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
16N BETWEEN 71W AND 82W WINDS KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 
74W AND 81W WINDS KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 09.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 80W WINDS KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NE TO E SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC BROAD TROUGH FROM 31N51W TO 19N50W. WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE 
FROM 30N47W TO 24N40W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
N OF 30N BETWEEN 54W AND 58W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE ATLC WATERS WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N63W 
TO 31N39W TO 26N35W TO 06N53W TO 25N75W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST BROAD TROUGH FROM 31N54W TO 18N55W. WITHIN 150 
NM OF LINE FROM 31N49W TO 22N46W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC WATERS WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 
31N61W TO 31N35W TO 06N53W TO 20N63W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N54W TO 18N54W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N53W TO 31N42W TO 07N35W TO 06N52W TO 
31N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 28N80W. N OF 
30N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 27N80W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 600 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 26N80W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N74W TO 31N63W TO 26N77W TO 31N74W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 
26N96W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N96W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 23N97W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N82W TO 25N96W 
TO 21N97W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.