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FZNT02 KNHC 230331
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 25.

.GALE WARNING...

.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 25N90W TO 19N95W.
S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N35W TO 21N55W TO 20N62W TO 21N70W. N OF 28N  
E OF FRONT  S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  
WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 12 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.  ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
TO 60W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...N OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 72W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FRONTAL TROUGH 26N35W TO 22N55W TO 23N60W.   
N OF TROUGH E OF 50W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL.  SE OF TROUGH TO 20N  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH FROM 50W 
TO 55W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N TO LINE FROM 22N70W TO 31N60W  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 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 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 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 65W  SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 29N W OF 65W  SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N W OF 70W  SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.   
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 60W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 20N E OF 55W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  S OF 18N FROM 55W TO 
61W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W  NE WINDS 25 TO 
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 10N TO 18N E OF 
80W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 73W IN E SWELL... 
EXCEPT 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 18 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N FROM 86W TO 95W  SW 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 26N97W.  N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT  SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  W OF FRONT  N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 24N90W TO 22N98W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT  NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 6 
TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.