000
FZNT02 KNHC 050239
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN FEB 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 24N55W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 24N70W 
TO 25N76W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 18N TO 27N W OF 60W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W 
OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 PRIMARILY IN MIXED N 
AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N39W TO 24N55W. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 72W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
18N BETWEEN 35W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL....HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30N40W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 29N48W TO 22N55W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 35W 
AND 55W AND FROM 18N TO 25N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS E OF 
38W. 

.ATLC S OF 13N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W AND S OF 18N BETWEEN 45W AND 
62W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.  

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 29N80W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 27N80W. N OF 30N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 19N E OF 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 19N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 79W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 19N E 
OF 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 24N96W. W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N83W TO 21N87W. S OF 25N W OF 95W 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 25N W OF 90W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 26N W OF 85W N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.