000
FZNT02 KNHC 150344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 28N63W THEN 
WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH TO 20N74W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 78W
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 27N35W TO 
23N57W TO 20N71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W
TO 23N63W THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 19N71W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 46W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 47W SW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST
NE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 25N53W THEN 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 19N69W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 58W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 77W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 
26N BETWEEN FRONT AND 66W N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT N OF 26N BETWEEN FRONT AND 66W 10 TO 14 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N AND E 
OF A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 25N43W TO 20N62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 22N E OF 62W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 19N E OF 51W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 62W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 50W AND S OF 14N BETWEEN 50W AND
59W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 45W. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 62W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 20N74W TO 15N84W. 
FROM 15N TO 18N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM
11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 TO 25 KT AND NE 20 KT 
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 
NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 11N W OF 75W AND S OF 
16N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 82W INCLUDING WINDWARD
PASSAGE AND ALSO S OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W AND N OF 11N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 
NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 94W SE TO 
S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.