000
FZNT02 KNHC 270946
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON FEB 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 29.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77 NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 26N65W THEN DISSIPATING 
STATIONARY TO 24N75W. N OF FRONT TO 28N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT TO 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N61W. S OF FRONT W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 28N46W 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 26N65W. N OF 27N WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 23N W OF 45W TO 
BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 19N E OF 65W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 22N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 19N TO 23N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS.  

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 
73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.  
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. N OF 18N E OF 81W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 18N E OF 81W INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.