000
FZNT02 KNHC 200831
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 25N80W. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 30N WITHIN 240 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 25N65W TO 20N74W. N OF 
29N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 25N80W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 29N WITHIN 900 NM E OF FRONT 
AND FROM 26N TO 29N WITHIN 540 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 25N65W TO 20N74W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 74W AND FROM 23N TO 
27N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 29N WITHIN
720 NM E OF FRONT AND FROM 26N TO 29N WITHIN 540 NM E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 22N50W THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 19N69W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 22N WITHIN 720 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N W OF FRONT TO 78W NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
 
.ATLC S OF 22N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 
81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.09 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.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.