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FZNT02 KNHC 030257
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 03 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 05.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 28N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 27N58W 1019 MB. FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 27N BETWEEN 53W AND 43W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S 
OF 27N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 20N37W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N62W TO 31N57W. FROM 14N TO 21N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
ELSEWHERE S OF 29N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR TROUGH DIFFUSE. SE OF LINE 28N35W TO 22N65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS 
NEAR 17N38W.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N80W TO 29N82W. N OF 30N W OF 75W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 27N80W. N OF 
29N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 30N75W THEN 
WARM FRONT TO 30N81W. N OF WARM FRONT E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONT N OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 82W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 11N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 
66W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 83W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 28N83W TO 18N92W. W OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 28N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 26N82W TO 24N90W TO 18N91W. S 
OF 25N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 28N SEAS TO 
10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WARM FRONT 30N86W 
TO LOW PRES 26N91W 1014 MB WITH DEVELOPING COLD FRONT S TO 
19N91W. W OF LOW PRES AND FRONTS N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 30N86W 1014 MB WITH COLD FRONT S TO 
21N89W. W OF LOW PRES AND FRONTS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 
28N SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.