000
FZNT02 KNHC 170344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...  
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 
70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER CARIBBEAN FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 83W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER CARIBBEAN FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 84W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
71W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
71W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 76W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N35W TO LOW PRES 28N45W 1022 MB. NE OF LINE 
FROM 31N47W TO 28N48W TO 18N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 23N E OF 40W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.ATLC 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.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W AND 74W...INCLUDING ATLC 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING ATLC 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. S OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 63W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 13N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 10N BETWEEN 45W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 91W LOCAL VSBY 1 
NM IN FOG.
.15 HOUR FORECAST FOG DISSIPATED CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.