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FZNT02 KNHC 232007
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 09N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 76W NE WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN
73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W
AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT W OF 72W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 27N64W TO 20N73W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 31N68W TO 31N51W TO 22N63W TO 31N68W IN MIXED SE AND 
NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 27N61W TO 20N69W. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 52W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 28N57W TO 19N68W. N 
OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 49W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 70W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 31N65W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 26N55W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 19N67W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
31N63W TO 31N45W TO 25N60W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N35W TO 07N35W TO 06N51W TO
14N55W TO 23N52W TO 30N44W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N35W TO 11N35W TO 
07N41W TO 07N50W TO 10N49W TO 19N41W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N35W TO 14N35W TO 
12N42W TO 06N53W TO 12N55W TO 18N49W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING 31N FROM N. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 67W AND 77W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 20N74W TO 16N77W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W
TO 16.5N77.5W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 18N70W
TO 16.5N72W TO 16.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 89W AND
92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 94W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

UNDERSEA VOLCANO KICK EM JENNY...N OF GRENADA NEAR 12.18N
61.38W...IS IN A STATE OF UNREST. THE GOVERNMENT OF GRENADA
ADVISES MARINERS TO OBSERVE A 5 KM OR 3.1 NM EXCLUSION ZONE
AROUND KICK EM JENNY. PLEASE SEE WWW.NADMA.GD FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.