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FZNT02 KNHC 281611
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 150 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 73.5W AND 
77.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
13.5N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 105 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 
73.5W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 72.5W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST WITHIN 135 NM OF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 74W 
AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 135 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 74W 
AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N54W TO 19N71W. S OF 23N W OF 
THE FRONT TO 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N52W TO LOW PRESS 1015 MB NEAR 
26N54W TO 17N58W. WITHIN 210 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW CENTER NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 210 NM SE QUADRANT OF 
LOW CENTER SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
22N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA NW OF A LINE FROM 31N44W TO 14.5N57W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N54W TO LOW PRES NEAR 23N56W 
1015 MB TO 17N56W. WITHIN 400 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 29N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
PRIMARILY N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 17N BETWEEN 38W AND 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 83W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W...INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM S OF 28N BETWEEN 87W AND 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N93W TO 26N96W. S OF 28N 
BETWEEN 89W AND 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 23N96W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

SEISMIC ACTIVITY WITH UNDERSEA VOLCANO KICK EM JENNY NORTH OF 
GRENADA NEAR 12.18N 61.38W HAS STEADILY DECLINED AND THE ALERT 
LEVEL FOR MARINERS HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL...WITH AN EXCLUSION 
ZONE OF 1.5 KM. PLEASE SEE WWW.NADMA.GD FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.