000
FZNT02 KNHC 180823
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH SE UNITED STATES COAST.
N OF 30N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 25N80W. 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 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 29N80W. N OF 30N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 29N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 
28N80W. N OF STATIONARY FRONT W OF 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 29N65W TO 31N76W. N OF 30N W OF 75W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...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 WARNING...N OF 28N W OF 55W 
AND ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 25N E OF 45W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 19N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO DEVELOPING WARM FRONT 30N85W TO 27N97W. FROM 25N 
TO 28N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 29N83W TO LOW PRES INLAND NEAR 
29N96W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 24N98W. W OF COLD FRONT W 
WINS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 23N E OF COLD FRONT 
TO 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA TRAILING COLD FRONT 30N91W 
TO 25N90W TO 19N95W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 85W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS 
AHEAD OF COLD FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N80W 18N91W. N OF 26N E OF 88W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.