000
FZNT02 KNHC 161004
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 24N65W TO 20N73W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 42W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 
FRONT TO 35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 24N50W THEN 
WEAKENING TO 21N73W. W OF FRONT TO 50W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 150 NM N OF WEAKENING FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
FRONT TO 74W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 23N50W 
TO 22N56W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 20N74W. FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 
42W AND 70W...AND FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF FRONT AND TROUGH TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 60W AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 60W 
AND 70W.

.ATLC S OF 21N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
NE SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 20N45W TO 13N61W 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 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N W OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE 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 N OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.