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FZNT02 KNHC 151530
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 47W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 61W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 26N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 19N65W. 
WITHIN 240 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 52W AND 61W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 31N57W TO 
22N72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 31N43W TO 27N50W 
TO 24N60W. N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.