000
FZNT02 KNHC 230350
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT ALONG 31N W OF 60W MOVING SE 15 KT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 
50W AND 62W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 29N65W TO 30N79W. N 
OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 42W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF AREA BOUNDED BY 31N40W TO 
27N60W TO 31N78W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 61W. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 68W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 
52W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 29N65W TO 30N79W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 
31N37W TO 26N51W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 
240 NM S OF FRONT BETWEEN 51W AND 68W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 62W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 28N55W TO 27N66W. 
WITHIN 270 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM S OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 66W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N42W TO 24N50W TO 
22N66W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 51W AND 66W N TO NE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 20N W OF 50W AND S OF 13N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 15N SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N W OF 44W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 68W EXCEPT SE OF LINE
FROM 12N35W TO 07N43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N W OF 53W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 53W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST E.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 
15N. FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. S OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 
18N W OF 86W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 64W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF 70W AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 
70W. N OF 16N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER E TEXAS. N OF 26N BETWEEN 90W
AND 95W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.