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FZNT02 KNHC 131538
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC TUE FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 18 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 S OF 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 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 15 FT S OF 16.5N BETWEEN 72W 
AND 81W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 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 11 TO 14 FT S OF 16N BETWEEN 73W 
AND 81.5W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 
68W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 
11 TO 14 FT S OF 16.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W. E OF 68W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 
68W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 
11 TO 14 FT S OF 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W. E OF 68W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 50W AND 78W...INCLUDING APPROACH 
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 
25N75W TO 28N60W TO 29N35W AND E OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 22N35W 
TO 08N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL 
OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N BETWEEN 59W AND 
77W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 
FROM 25N75W TO 25N60W TO 22N43W EXCEPT W OF LINE FROM 22N43W TO 
07N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL 
OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 22N69W TO 20N59W TO 12N49W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E OF 82W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 82W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 18N E OF 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 79W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 25N95W TO 
18N94W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N97W 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 MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.