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FZNT02 KNHC 022044
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB  4.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 15N79W TO 15N73W TO 11N73W TO 09N77W TO 10N81W TO
15N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
14N79W TO 14N73W TO 11N73W TO 09N78W TO 10N80W TO 14N79W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 14N
BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N75W TO 18N71W TO
15N71W TO 11N74W TO 09N78W TO 12N80W TO 18N75W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 29.5N81W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 28.5N77W TO 27N80W.
WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT
ALONG 31N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 28N69W TO 26N77W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N63W TO 27N70W TO 26N77W TO 28N79W TO 
31N76W TO 31N63W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
31N51W TO 23N72W TO 28N78W TO 28N69W TO 31N68W TO 31N51W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN
77W AND 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N53W TO 22N50W TO 14N51W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 31N48W TO 24N45W TO 21N44W TO 20N48W TO 31N53W TO 
31N48W 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
06N51W TO 23N44W TO 31N48W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N51W TO 
18N61W TO 20N69W TO 25N62W TO 31N60W TO 31N53W TO 26N51W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N54W TO 22N53W TO 12N53W. WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 07N35W TO 06N52W TO 13N49W TO 24N55W 
TO 31N53W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N53W TO 22N57W TO 17N57W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N35W TO 07N35W TO 06N53W TO 23N54W TO 
30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 26.5N94W
1023 MB TO 22N98W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 27N90W THEN
WARM TO 28N96W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 30N87W TO 29N87W TO 28N89W TO 30N89W TO 30N87W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 27N88W TO 27N92W.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.