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FZNT02 KNHC 030952
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI FEB 03 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 05.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W  NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 15N  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 45W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 15N W OF 55W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 10 FT.  S OF 28N W OF 70W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT 
E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 12N E OF 60W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.   

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 29N73W TO 31N79W.  N OF 30N E OF 
FRONT TO 55W  SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  N OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 26N58W TO 28N63W.  N OF 
28N E OF FRONT TO 40W  SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  N 
OF 29N W OF FRONT  NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT  NW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 22N55W.  N OF 
30N E OF FRONT  S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  N OF FRONT E 
OF 66W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL.  N 
OF 22N FROM 55W TO 75W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 
70W AND 82W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.  N OF 
17N E OF 85W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 82W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 83W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 82W  NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 
83W E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO  S OF 25N E OF 87W  E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 27N E OF 87W  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 95W  N WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.