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FZNT02 KNHC 122349 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC MON FEB 12 2018

CORRECTION TO REMOVE GOM GALE WARNING

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 82W... 
INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W. S 
OF 10N E OF 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E 
OF 83W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT FROM 09.5N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 81W. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E 
OF 83W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 13 FT FROM 09.5N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 81W. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 
83W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT FROM 09.5N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 83W. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM N OF 15N E OF 50W...AND FROM 12N TO 27N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO 28N65W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 29N50W TO 28N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM S OF 25N E OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 
KT S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OUTSIDE THE 
BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF THE BAHAMAS TO 65W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 
THE BAHAMAS TO 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 75W OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 
19N TO 21N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W... INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N 
OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W... 
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 76W AND 87W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 23.5N94W TO 19N96W. S 
OF 25N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N96W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 18N94W. S OF 20N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N87W TO 
27N97W TO 18N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.