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FZNT02 KNHC 241614
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 23N89W TO 18N93W. NW OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N82W TO 21N88W. 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. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF 90W N OF 26N
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 30N90W TO 21N97W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 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 88W 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 11N 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 29N E OF
42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N E OF A LINE FROM 30N48W TO 21N39W TO
12N39W. NE TO E WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 22N79W. N OF 27N W
OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF
FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 20N74W. N OF 27N W
OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 20N73W. N OF 28N W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N 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 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W 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 21N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 18N87W. NW OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 16N85W. 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 20N73W TO 13N82W. NW OF FRONT
TO A LINE FROM 21N84W TO 18N86W 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 LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.