000
FZNT02 KNHC 081610
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED FEB 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 09N TO 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W AND S OF 25N E OF 50W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST 
BETWEEN 55W AND 60W. S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AND FROM 
08N TO 24N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 27N77W. N OF 
28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 65W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 26N76W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 23N81W. N OF 28N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 27N72W THEN
STATIONARY TO 22N80W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 53W SW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 25N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO 24N55W WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 79W NE
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 
80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 90W AND ALSO BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 22N96W 1016 MB WITH TROUGH E TO 22N90W
TO 23N85W. WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF TROUGH AND LOW NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 23N95W 1015 MB WITH TROUGH E TO 
23N85W. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF TROUGH AND LOW TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.