000
FZNT02 KNHC 181550
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15.5N BETWEEN
71W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 71W AND
82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 20N74W. N OF A LINE FROM 13N35W
TO 19N53W TO 31N57W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT
IN MIXED NE TO E AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 07N50W
TO 12N59W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 23N65W TO 20N70W. N
OF A LINE FROM 27N52W TO 29N59W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. N OF A LINE FROM 13N35W TO
19N52W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE
TO E AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 06N52W TO 17N58W
TO 29N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 22N59W TO 18N66W. N
OF A LINE FROM 31N44W TO 25N47W TO 28N52W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. N OF A LINE FROM 16N25W
TO 18N48W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 06N52W TO 22N60W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 20N72W. N OF A
LINE FROM 31N67W TO 20N73W TO 23N80W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W. SEAS TO 11 FT N
OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W IN MIXED E AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 23N65W TO 20N70W. N
OF 28N BETWEEN 62W AND 72W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N W OF A LINE FROM 28N64W TO 20N70W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL OUTSIDE
BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 22N59W TO 18N66W.
WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 24N58W TO 19.5N69W AND
WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N71W TO 23.5N80W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL OUTSIDE
BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 18N75W TO
22N85W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W
TO 16N77.5W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 86W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W
TO 16N77.5...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND
83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 25N81W TO
21N92W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 27N82W TO 21.5N88.5W...
INCLUDING THE 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 THE 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.

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.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.