000
FZNT02 KNHC 232223
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. N OF 26N W OF 91W S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT N OF 28N W OF
93W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 26N93W TO 23N98W. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 26N E
OF FRONT TO 84W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 26N90W TO 20N96W. N
OF 26N W OF 91W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 26N W OF 94W NW TO N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT W TO WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 26N E OF
FRONT TO 83W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 21N89W TO 19N92W. N
OF 25N W OF 90W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF FRONT TO 90W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 21N87W. N OF 26N W
OF FRONT TO 95W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN W
TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. E OF A LINE FROM 30N86W
TO 27N91W TO 19N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 87W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF A LINE FROM 20N37W TO 14.5N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 37W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N BETWEEN 49W AND 54W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT APPROACHING SE US COAST. N OF 27N W OF
76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED E AND S
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 25N80W. N OF 27N E
OF FRONT TO 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 22N78W. N OF 28N W
OF FRONT TO 81W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 66W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 68W
AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 74W AND
78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 86W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 86W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 19N87W. NW OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 16N87W. S OF 20N W
OF FRONT...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 21N79W TO 16N85W.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.