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FZNT02 KNHC 291615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN S OF 15.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.15 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 
FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA S OF 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 81W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 74W 
AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 105 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 74W 
AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N52W TO LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 
26N57W THEN TROUGH SW TO 15N61W. WITHIN 145 NM SE QUADRANT OF 
LOW SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 31N44W TO 15N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N50W TO 24N56W. FROM 22N TO 29N 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 28N79W. NW OF THE 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N BETWEEN 63W AND 69W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 28.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 22N96W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 19N95W. S OF 20N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 
18N94W. S OF 20N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.