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FZNT02 KNHC 211000
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 80W AND
82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND
82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND
82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 26N50W TO 28N58W TO
18N63W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 43W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO
66W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE
NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N70W TO 24N75W TO 20N70W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 61W. SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 26N50W TO
23N60W TO 20N66W. NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 24N75W TO
20N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.
SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM
31N48W TO 25N58W TO 20N68W. S OF 25N NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH
BETWEEN 60W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL. S OF 23N AND E OF A LINE FROM 23N46W TO 19N62W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 30 TO 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W
TO 16N78W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT JUST S OF DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S OF OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W
TO 18N76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 15.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.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.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.