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FZNT02 KNHC 021900 AAA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...UPDATED  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1900 UTC WED FEB 02 2011

UPDATED TO INCLUDE CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING 

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 28N83W SW TO LOW NEAR 26N91W 
1014 MB THEN COLD FRONT S TO 22N91W AND TO 19N93W. FROM 22N
TO 25N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 28N57W 1020 MB WITH TROUGH TO 26N56W TO 22N56W.
WITHIN 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 59W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 59N FROM 23N TO 31N. N OF 28N  
WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 28N E OF 50W AND FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 
40W. S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 30N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 65W AND S OF 10N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
S OF 22N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 12N TO 22N W OF 65W AND S OF 22N 
BETWEEN 51W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 
29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 28N81W. N OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 29N71W
THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 29N81W. N OF FRONT W OF 76W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS FAR SW. N OF 16N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 80W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 10N W OF 75W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 
75W AND 80W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 
18N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 
72W AND 75W NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. E 
OF 66W AND N OF 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 10N W OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 75W AND 80W
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W E OF 66W AND N 
OF 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S 
OF 10N W OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 75W AND
83W AND N OF 14N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S 
10N W OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N88W TO 21N97W. NW OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 25N W OF 90W 20 TO 
30 KT AND E OF 85W N 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N W 
OF 90W. WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 85W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 24N87W TO 19N92W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 25N W OF 96W 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 25N W OF 96W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 24N89W THEN
COLD FRONT TO 19N94W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT S OF 25N W OF 96W NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...
HIGHEST S OF 25N W OF 92W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 28N83W SW TO LOW NEAR 26N91W
1014 MB THEN COLD FRONT S TO 22N91W AND SW TO 19N93W. EXCEPT AS
NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT AND LOW W OF 91W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 96W NW TO N
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 91W 8 TO 10 FT.
N OF WARM FRONT BETWEEN 86W AND 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 120 NM S OF WARM FRONT BETWEEN 86W AND 91W
SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.