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FZNT02 KNHC 051615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI FEB 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 07.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 26N78W TO 22N81W. N OF 27N
WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
BETWEEN 20 TO 60 NM OF FLORIDA COAST N OF 29.5N NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 27N75W TO 22N82W. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF
28N W OF FRONT TO 77W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 27N69W THEN
STATIONARY TO 22N81W. N OF LINE 31N66W TO 26N74W TO 28N77W TO
31N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 23N75W. N OF
LINE FROM 31N65W TO 26N72W TO 27N76W TO 31N75W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N W OF 79W. SEAS TO 9
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 29N75W THEN
WARM FRONT TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 27N80W 1014 MB THEN COLD
FRONT TO 23N81W. N OF LINE FROM 31N63W TO 28N70W TO 31N71W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NE WELL. W OF 78W NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 29N75W THEN
WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES NEAR 29N76W 1008 MB THEN COLD FRONT TO
22N80W. N OF LINE FROM 31N61W TO 27N68W TO 31N69W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NE WELL. W OF 77W NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 26N66W TO LOW PRES NEAR 19N65W 1012 MB. WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 31N63W TO 28N51W TO 20N54W TO 26N58W
TO 28N63W TO 31N65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 54W AND 57W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 42W AND 51W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 50W AND
60W AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 60W AND BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N67W TO 19N69W. FROM 11N TO 17N
BETWEEN 57W AND 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT E SWELL. FROM 12N TO 21N BETWEEN 37W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH WEAKENED. FROM 09N TO 21N BETWEEN 39W
AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N82W TO 16N87W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND
VICINITY. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL
AND VICINITY.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 19N85W AND
STATIONARY TO 16N87W. N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT N OF 18N...HIGHEST IN AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N81W TO
16N87W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF
19N...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N81W TO
16N87W. FROM 18N TO 20N W OF 85W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 21.5N83W TO 16N86.5W. W OF
84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21.5N82W TO 16N86W. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 16N85W. W OF FRONT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT S OF 
18N.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W 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. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 77W AND
78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 89W S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 24N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF LINE FROM 27N89W TO
25N92W TO 20N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST E OF 88W S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF LINE FROM 
26N88W TO 22N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N BETWEEN 83W AND 88W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N95W TO 24N97W. FROM 24N TO
27N W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N94W TO 23N97W. FROM 24N TO
27N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. S OF 20.5N BETWEEN 91W AND 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 86W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 27N83W TO 21N88W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.