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FZNT02 KNHC 240956
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 26N91W TO 23N98W. NW OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 25N85W TO 19N91W. NW
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO
35 KT N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 87W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST N OF
28N W OF FRONT TO 87W. N OF 23N WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF 87W AND N OF 26N
BETWEEN 87W AND 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 26N93W TO 22N97W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 88W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 90W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 16N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 50W AND S OF 15S W OF 50W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N E OF
40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 12N E OF A LINE FROM 31N49W TO
24N47W TO 20N40W TO 12N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 20N.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 23N80W. N OF 27N W
OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF
FRONT TO 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 22N77W. N OF 27N W
OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL. N OF
28N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 27N70W S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 21N75W. N OF 28N W
OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 30N E OF
FRONT TO 62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN
70W AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 22N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 19N87W. NW OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 16N87W. NW 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 COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 16N84W. NW OF FRONT
TO A LINE FROM 21N85W TO 16N86W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.