000
FZNT02 KNHC 220245
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 22N59W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH
TO 18N66W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N65W TO
25N73W TO 20N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 55W. SE OF
FRONT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL....HIGHEST SEAS S OF 10N E OF 50W..  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N44W TO
26N55W TO 23N60W THEN DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH TO 19N69W.
NW OF FRONT TO 27N E OF 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT W OF 40W AND S OF 13N E OF 40W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N49W TO
23N60W. S OF 17N W OF 50W AND S OF 20N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WINDWARD AND
MONA PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N W OF 92W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 89W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.