000
FZNT02 KNHC 171535
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 47W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 19N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N95W TO 26N97W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 87W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 21N89W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.