000
FZNT02 KNHC 161456
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 22N66W THEN STATIONARY 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 W OF FRONT TO 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 40W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 24N50W THEN WEAKENING TO 
21N70W. S OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E 
OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 23N45W. FROM 
22N TO 27N BETWEEN 42W AND 70W...AND FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 
FT IN NW SWELL E OF 60W AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 60W 
AND 70W.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 50W AND S OF 11N W OF 50W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 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 11N BETWEEN 50W AND 57W 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 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 68W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W 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 DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.