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FZNT02 KNHC 021448
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI FEB 2 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB  4.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 15N80W TO 15.5N72W TO 15N72W TO 08N77W TO 11N82W TO
15N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 16.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 
70W AND 72W NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N80W TO 14N75W TO 11N74W TO
08N77W TO 10N80W TO 14N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W
AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 15N80W TO 15N73W TO 11N73W TO 09N77W TO 11N80W TO
15N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N52W TO 25N52W TO 18N50W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N44W TO 24N39W TO 21N39W TO 18N46W TO 31N51W TO 
31N44W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 07N35W TO 06N53W TO 
16N47W TO 31N52W TO 31N35W 23N74W TO 31N52W TO 31N35W AND ALSO 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N63W TO 31N52W TO 28N51W TO 22N56W TO 
19N61W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N55W TO 22N53W TO 11N53W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 07N35W TO 06N52W TO 13N49W TO 
31N54W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N53W TO 22N55W TO 12N55W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 07N35W TO 07N53W TO 25N53W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.ATLC 09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 30N79W TO
29N81W. W OF FRONT TO 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64.5W TO 28N70W TO 27N75W TO
26.5N79W. W OF FRONT TO 79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 28N65W TO
26N70W THEN DISSIPATING TO 27N77W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N58W
TO 30N60W TO 30N63W TO 30N65W TO 31N65W TO 31N58W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 31N53W TO 24N73W TO 28N79W TO 30N70W TO 31N69W TO 
30N63W TO 31N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 28.5N90W TO 25.5N97W. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25.5N81W TO 26N89W THEN
WARM TO 27N96W. FROM 25N TO 27N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25.5N81W TO
26N90W THEN DISSIPATING WARM TO 28N94.5W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS DISSIPATED. N OF 27N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 89W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.