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FZNT02 KNHC 221617
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 20N62W TO 21N70W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 30N. SEAS TO 
10 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 51W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL... HIGHEST N OF 29N. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED 
BELOW...N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 28N35W TO 23N49W TO 23N60W. N 
OF TROUGH E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL. SE OF TROUGH TO 21N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 50W AND 
56W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N TO LINE FROM 22N69W TO 31N57W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 22N E OF 45W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 60W AND FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 65W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 29N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 67W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 
TO 30 KT N OF 30N. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 30N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 73W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
ALONG 31N.

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 18N BETWEEN 52W 
AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 
LOCALLY 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 
68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 74W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N E OF 
80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 73W IN E 
SWELL...EXCEPT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 82W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 83W 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 26N97W. N OF FRONT E OF 
90W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 90W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.