000
FZNT02 KNHC 162210
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W SW TO 27N80W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 66W
AND 76W S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N
BETWEEN 52W AND 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 21N TO 27N BETWEEN 52W AND 65W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 21N E OF 37W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA...EXCEPT W OF A LINE FROM 31N80W TO 19N68W AND A LINE FROM
18N62W TO 06N52W WIND 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 27N74W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 65W AND 67W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE OF A LINE FROM 31N54W TO 19N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF A LINE
FROM 31N73W TO 17N61W TO 06N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 25N70W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 62W AND 64W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE OF A LINE FROM 31N56W TO 16N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF A LINE FROM
31N65W TO 19N55W TO 06N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 66W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 16N
BETWEEN 69W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N
BETWEEN 74W 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 NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.