000
FZNT02 KNHC 122219
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT FEB 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 23N78W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 
79N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 360 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 25N64W THEN STATIONARY
TO 20N74W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 45W S TO SW
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 27N57W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N72W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 66W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 77W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. 
 
.ATLC S OF 19N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 17N E OF 56W. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 23N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 61W
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 
61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N79W TO 20N85W THEN STATIONARY TO
16N87W. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 18N NW TO N
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N AND SE OF FRONT TO 75W AND N 
OF 14N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST AND S OF 14N E OF 75W. SEAS TO 8 FT
EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N72W TO
15N77W TO 13N83W. N OF 18N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FAR NW AND YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 11N AND E OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N BETWEEN 
69W AND 75W. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 20N72W TO 
15N77W. N OF 11N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT W OF 90W 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 23N88W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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.