000
FZNT02 KNHC 180331
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 30N BETWEEN 
71W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 27N80W. N OF 30N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF 
67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF 62W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N 0F 27N W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 21N BETWEEN 41W AND 48W AND S OF 21N E OF 41W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 39W AND 43W
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. GULF OF HONDURAS
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N TO 28N W OF 92W E TO
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 28N89W TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 30N92W 1005 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 23N97W...LOW 
WILL ACCELERATE TO N OF AREA THROUGH NEXT 48 HOURS. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF COLD FRONT TO 87W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER 
IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR STATIONARY FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 21N89W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 90W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 
24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT TO 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.