000
FZNT02 KNHC 190343
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W 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 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN
73W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO NE
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 20N73W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO
60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NE OF A LINE
FROM 13N35W TO 20N50W TO 31N58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE TO E AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF A
LINE FROM 07N51W TO 20N56W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONTS MERGED FROM 31N54W TO 20N63W TO
19N68W. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. NE OF A LINE FROM
14N35W TO 20N45W TO 31N49W 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
07N51W TO 20N58W TO 25N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 66W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF
68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT AND E OF 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 22N55W TO 18N66W. N
OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 45W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO
14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND A LINE FROM
07N54W TO 22N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
NE AND N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ATLANTIC PASSAGES. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 24N75W. NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 67W
AND 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MERGED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN
SECTION ABOVE. 

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16.5N BETWEEN 74W AND
85W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30-45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
20N74W TO 15N80W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 85W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30-45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
20N74W TO 16.5N78W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS
25 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND
80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 87W...INCLUDING
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.