000
FZNT02 KNHC 231609
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 28N65W TO 29N75W. N OF 29N BETWEEN
W OF 46W TO FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...E OF FRONT TO LINE 31N37W TO 
25N55W TO 28N65W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT E OF 66W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 28N50W TO 26N61W TO 
25N65W TO 28N80W. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 54W AND 65W NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 25N53W TO 24N65W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 26N80W. N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 65W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 24N47W TO 20N65W.
N OF FRONT TO 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W AND N OF 26N BETWEEN 51W
AND 58W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT
TO 20N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11N IN NW 
SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 16N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N
E OF 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 61W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 63W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 90W SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER MT . NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.