000
FZNT02 KNHC 090345
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 68W AND S OF 26N E OF 40W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY N TO NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 40W. ELSEWHERE E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N TO LINE FROM 28N35W TO 17N64W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO 17N63W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 27N74W TO 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. W OF FRONT TO 77W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 63W AND 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 27N71W TO STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. W OF FROM FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 27N71W THEN
STATIONARY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 79W AND FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 16N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 
79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 78W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 20N93W 1014 MB. N OF 22N W OF 88W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 28N W OF 93W. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 21N94W 1014 MB. FROM 22N TO 26N NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 23N95W 1015 MB. 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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.