000
FZNT02 KNHC 280322
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W  NE TO E WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W
NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 27N50W STATIONARY TO 26N65W.  W 
OF FRONT TO 70W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  S OF FRONT TO 21N AND S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 24N60W 
STATIONARY TO 23N65W.  N OF FRONT  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF FRONT TO 18N AND S OF 25N E OF 
BAHAMAS TO 65W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT DISSIPATED.   E OF 55W AND S OF 
25N FROM 55W TO BAHAMAS  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT  
IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 21N E OF 65W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  CONDITIONS MERGED WITH ABOVE PARAGRAPH. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 
73W AND 81W N TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 77W  NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 11 TO 15 
FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.  N OF 17N W OF 73W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 
FT.  N OF 17N E OF 73W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 77W  NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 82W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.  N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.