000
FZNT02 KNHC 190338
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 30N BETWEEN 
73W AND 79W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 22N81W. N OF 30N E 
OF FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N 
W OF FRONT TO 79W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 25N68W TO 21N78W.
N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 58W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 68W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 29N69W THEN STATIONARY TO LOW 
NEAR 31N79W 1012 MB. N OF 30N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA. NEW COLD FRONT 
APPROACHING FROM THE NW. N OF 26N W OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER FAR NW PART. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 69W AND N OF 28N BETWEEN
57W AND 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 22N81W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 25N68W TO 21N78W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT
TO 48W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 18N E OF 45N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM
ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 48W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 46W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. GULF OF HONDURAS 
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN
71W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW NEAR 29N91W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
21N97W. N OF 26N E OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT N OF 27N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 27N. W OF COLD 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS 
HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 
27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES MOVED WELL NE OF AREA. COLD FRONT 
FROM 26N82W TO 21N88W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 90W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED SE OF AREA. N OF 27N E OF 87W
N TO NW 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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.