000
FZNT02 KNHC 180925
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 73W
AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA S
OF 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 21N76W. NE OF LINE FROM 14N35W
TO 31N55W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF
LINE FROM 07N55W TO 31N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 20N68W. W OF LINE
FROM 31N64W TO 24N75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. NE OF LINE FROM 13N35W TO 30N61W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING SE TO S BETWEEN 51W AND 61W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT WITH NE
TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 07N52W TO 29N62W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 22N59W. N OF 26N E
OF FRONT TO 42W SE TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT
WITH E SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM 07N53W TO 27N77W WINDS 20 KT OF
LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 85W...
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 77W AND 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 20.5N73W TO 14N81W
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 85W...
INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.