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FZNT02 KNHC 172102
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED MAR 17 2021

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 29.5N94.5W TO 26N97W. WITHIN 27N89W TO 26N93W TO 
27N92W TO 29N93W TO 30N89W TO 27N89W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N91W TO 25N93W TO 27N92W TO 28N90W TO 
26N89W TO 24N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S
SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 20N W OF 95.5W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N95W TO 19N96W TO 20N96W 
TO 21N96W TO 19N95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 
28N93W TO 28N95W TO 28N96W TO 29N94W TO 29N92W TO 28N93W NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN AREA 
OF GALE FORCE WINDS.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N94W TO 18N94W TO 20N96W TO 23N94W TO
21N93W TO 20N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 29.5N86W TO 29.5N87.5W TO 
30N88W TO 30.5N87W TO 30N86W TO 29.5N86W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 19N44W TO 15N58W TO 23N73W TO 31N64W TO 31N35W TO 
19N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...
HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N35W TO 09N58W TO 18N62W TO 31N57W TO
31N35W TO 14N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N41W TO 30N43W TO 30N46W TO 31N47W TO
31N39W TO 29N41W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N35W TO 09N56W TO 19N65W TO 
31N53W TO 31N35W TO 10N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N68W TO 31N68.5W TO
31N67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N62.5W TO 30.5N63.5W TO 30.5N64.5W TO
31N65W TO 31N62.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W 
SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30.5N79W TO 30N79W TO 30N79.5W TO 
31N79.5W TO 31N79W TO 30.5N79W S TO SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 29N78W TO 29N79W 
TO 31N80W TO 31N77W TO 29N78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 23N82.5W. WITHIN 30N71W 
TO 29N72W TO 29N76W TO 31N73W TO 31N68W TO 30N71W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 29N74W TO 28N75W TO 29N77W TO 
31N78W TO 31N73W TO 29N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N72W TO 11N77W TO 14N78W TO 14N75W TO 17N73W 
TO 12N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 11N75W TO 11N80W TO 15N80W TO 17N73W TO 14N71W TO 11N75W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N77W TO 12N78W TO 13N77W TO
13N74W TO 11N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N75W TO 10N79W TO 14N82W TO 16N76W TO 14N72W 
TO 11N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N76W TO 11N78W TO 12N78W TO 12N77W TO
11N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
11N75W TO 10N77W TO 12N80W TO 15N76W TO 14N74W TO 11N75W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 18N87W TO 19N87W TO 18N86W
TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 16N86W TO 16N87W TO 18N88W TO
19N86W TO 17N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.