000 FZNT02 KNHC 170931 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SAT FEB 17 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC SAT FEB 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 19. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .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 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 77W 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. .12 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 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 IN E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 16N BETWEEN 76W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .42 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. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N35W TO LOW PRES 28N45W 1023 MB. NE OF LINE FROM 31N41W TO 23N43W TO 17N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 23N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .ATLC S OF 20N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 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 64W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 41W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...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 42W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .ATLC S OF 11N BETWEEN 49W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 91W LOCAL VSBYS 1 NM IN FOG. .09 HOUR FORECAST FOG DISSIPATED CONDITIONS IMPROVE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.