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FZNT02 KNHC 041614
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 25N89W TO LOW PRES NEAR 21N93W 1014
MB THEN STATIONARY TO 19N93W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF
26N W OF 89W. 
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 24N89W TO 19N92.5W.
W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 21N89W. S OF 20N W
OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N
BETWEEN 88W AND 93W W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT S OF 28N W OF 85W...HIGHEST S PART.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 20N87W. W OF FRONT
TO A LINE FROM 30N92W TO 24N94W TO 19N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 24N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE OF AREA. E OF A LINE
FROM 30N89W TO 24N92W TO 19N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 24N BETWEEN 85W AND
88W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N W
OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF FRONT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 30N E OF 80W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 24N81W. N OF 30N
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N76W TO 23N80W. 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...EXCEPT
9 TO 10 FT N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 78W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 22N78W.
W OF FRONT TO 79W N OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 27N56W TO LOW PRES NEAR 21N58W 1011 MB TO
16N60W. WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 31N55W TO 27N49W TO 22N60W TO
22N68W TO 31N64W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT E OF 55W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT....HIGHEST NEAR 27N58W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 66W S OF 28N. N OF 27N BETWEEN
52W AND 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 17N
TO 24N BETWEEN 53W AND 57W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH ALONG 69W S OF 28N. FROM 15N
TO 22N BETWEEN 56W AND 61W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 51W AND 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 28N67W TO 20N71W. FROM
12N TO 20N BETWEEN 54W AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS FROM 16N TO 20N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 20N
TO 27N BETWEEN 58W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE
E SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 44W AND 51W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 12N BETWEEN 44W AND 49W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 43W AND 51W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 10N BETWEEN 44W
AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 43W AND 49W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 42W AND 51W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 41W AND 50W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 43W AND 51W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 21N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W AND FROM
09N TO 15N BETWEEN 48W AND 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 44W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 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. S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 71W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WINDWARD PASSAGE N OF 18.5N E OF 76.5W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST 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.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR COLD FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 20N87W. W OF FRONT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FRONT FROM 22N83W TO 19N88W. W OF
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST IN AND
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 18N87W TO
16N88W. N OF FRONT W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 
18N87W. FROM 18N TO 20N W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.