000
FZNT02 KNHC 161604
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N80.5W TO 30N81W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 75W
AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 26N51W TO
19N57W TO 19N68W TO 25N76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN MIXED NE TO E AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.
.06 HOUR COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF A LINE FROM
27N73W TO 30N79W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN
SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N48W TO 24N53W TO 21N57W
TO 21N65W TO 24N73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
IN MIXED NE TO E AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 19N W OF
48W OUTSIDE BAHAMAS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE
TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N78W. N OF 24N
BETWEEN 46W AND 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A LINE FROM 31N77W TO 22N71W
TO 18N62W AND 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
NE TO E AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 25N68W TO 22N71W. N
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 62W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 60W AND 66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 24N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 60W...OUTSIDE OF GALE WARNING AREA
ABOVE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N W OF 46W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E
OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N57W TO 13N44W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE TO E AND NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N60W TO 15N61W TO 06N52W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N
BETWEEN 78W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S
OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N
BETWEEN 79W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.