000
FZNT02 KNHC 230834
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 25.

.GALE WARNING...

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 25N91W TO 
19N96W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N83W TO 18N93W. S OF 23N W OF 95W 
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 65W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 
31N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 27N80W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 30N35W TO 22N50W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 20N60W 
TO 21N70W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT AND N OF TROUGH E OF 65W N TO
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N 
E OF 65W AND FROM 18N TO 25N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 26N35W TO 22N45W. N OF 22N E OF 
45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGE. 

.ATLC S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 31N38W TO 21N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 72W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 81W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL W OF 
68W...AND TO 10 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 NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 26N97W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 25N91W TO 19N96W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N83W TO 18N93W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
WARNING...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.