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FZNT02 KNHC 150338
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 17N BETWEEN 40W AND 61W AND ALSO S OF 21N E OF 40W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W AND S OF 21N E OF
50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL
W OF 48W AND IN NE SWELL E OF 48W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N BETWEEN 48W AND 58W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 26N54W THEN STATIONARY TO 
19N65W. N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF
STATIONARY FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N67W TO 20N74W NE TO E WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 27N48W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 24N59W AND SHEAR LINE TO 18N65W. WITHIN 150 NM 
N OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF SHEAR LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 30N WITHIN 300 NM E OF COLD FRONT S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W 
OF STATIONARY FRONT AND SHEAR LINE TO 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 
FRONTAL WAVE AT 26N52W THEN CONTINUE STATIONARY SW TO 18N65W. 
WITHIN 180 NM NW OF STATIONARY FRONT S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 24N ELSEWHERE W OF STATIONARY FRONT TO 77W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. N 
OF 24N W OF 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 26N W OF 
93W. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25N93W THEN WEAKENING
STATIONARY TO 19N95W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 96W NE 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.