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FZNT02 KNHC 040331
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU FEB 04 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 21N93W TO
19N92W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35
KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 22N BETWEEN 84W AND
87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 21N93W TO 19N93W. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO
35 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 22N87W TO 19N91W. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N
E OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT S OF
24W. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 20N87W. N OF 22N W
OF FRONT TO 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF
22N W OF FRONT TO 96W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 27N94W
TO 23N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST SE OF AREA. E OF LINE FROM
29N90W TO 26N92W TO 19N94W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE
FROM 29N90W TO 22N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 30N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N E
OF FRONT TO 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N78W TO 23N81W. NW
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N E OF
FRONT TO 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 27N74W TO 23N81W.
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT OUTSIDE
BAHAMAS.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N54W TO LOW PRES NEAR 22N55W 1012 MB TO
17N57W. N OF 22N W OF TROUGH TO A LINE FROM 31N64W TO 25N67W
TO 22N65W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N58W TO 25N59W TO 17N60W. N OF
22N W OF TROUGH TO A LINE FROM 31N63W TO 27N67W TO 22N67W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH TO
50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 17N TO 24N
BETWEEN 50W AND 53W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N61W TO 22N63W TO 18N63W. N OF
24N W OF TROUGH TO A LINE FROM 31N64W TO 24N67W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH TO 50W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 50W
AND 55W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 67W S OF 27N. NE OF A LINE FROM
24N50W TO 27N60W TO 31N63W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. FROM 15N TO 24N BETWEEN 55W AND 59W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 28N68W TO 22N69W. FROM
16N TO 24N BETWEEN 58W AND 61W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 52W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 42W AND 51W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 43W AND 54W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 68.5W AND 72W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 15N
BETWEEN 74W AND 79.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WINDWARD PASSAGE N OF 19N E OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18.5N E OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR COLD FRONT FROM 22N82W TO 17N88W. W OF FRONT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 19N85W TO 17N87W. W
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.