000
FZNT02 KNHC 160927
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 
81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
WINDWARD PASSAGE W TO 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76.5W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16.5N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
FROM 16.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ATLC 
AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES S OF LINE FROM 20N71W TO 22N70W TO 12N46W 
TO 07N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 10N59W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING ATLC 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 10N BETWEEN 49W AND 58W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING ATLC 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 53W AND 61W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC SHEARLINE FROM 31N35W TO 27N51W. NE OF LINE FROM 26N35W TO 
28N50W TO 31N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30.5N35W TO 27.5N47W. NE OF LINE 
FROM 31N40W TO 23N42W TO 19N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 23N E OF 40W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.  

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N E OF 84.5W LOCAL VSBY 1 NM IN FOG.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FOG DISSIPATED CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.