000
FZNT02 KNHC 180224
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS
20TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE
WINDS20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W
AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N
BETWEEN 72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED
NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N68W TO 21N77W. E OF A LINE FROM 31N55W
TO 19N48W TO 13N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT
IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF A LINE FROM 31N72W TO 14N58W
TO 07N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE TO
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 22N67W. WITHIN 90 NM
E OF THE FRONT N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF A
LINE FROM 31N57W TO 20N49W TO 12N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 16N55W TO
06N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED E AND NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 22N61W. E OF A LINE
FROM 31N54W TO 20N47W TO 14N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 25N58W TO
06N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE TO E
SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N69W. N OF
28N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 22N67W. N OF 26N
BETWEEN 67W AND 79W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF
23N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 22N61W. N OF 20N
BETWEEN 60W AND 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NE OF AREA. GREAT BAHAMA BANK NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND
84W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 85W...INCLUDING
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 85W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 28N83W TO
20N92W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 25N81W TO 21N91W...INCLUDING
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.