000
FZNT02 KNHC 160341
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL BOUNDARY 31N56W TO 20N71W. N OF 26N E OF FRONTAL 
BOUNDARY TO 48W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
21N SE OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO 68W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 68W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO 76W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL BOUNDARY 31N42W TO 24N57W TO 20N71W. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 
FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO 53W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN 55W AND 65W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM S OF 25N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 65W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM 28N35W TO 22N54W TO 
20N71W. S OF 28N W OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W 
OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 21N E OF 46W AND S OF 16N BETWEEN 46W AND 61W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 50W AND S OF 13N BETWEEN 50W AND 
61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 20N E OF 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 61W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 
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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.