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FZNT02 KNHC 251543
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 23N80W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO
68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED E AND SW
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 22N77W. N OF 30N W
OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N69W TO 28N74W TO 31N79W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 21N76W. N OF 29N W
OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
30N W OF FRONT TO 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W TO
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 20N72W. N OF 29N N
OF A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 29N66W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 39W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 29N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF A LINE FROM 08N43W TO
10N51W TO 10N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 15N37W TO 24N44W TO 28N44W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 12N35W TO 24N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 10N46W TO 16N46W NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
OF 09N E OF 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 20N85W TO 16N87W. W OF
FRONT...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND BUILDING TO 8
FT ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 15N83W. W OF FRONT
TO 86W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N75W TO 16N82W.
FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND
78W...INCLUDING THE GULF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N E OF 87W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N BETWEEN 82W AND 90W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N83W TO 28N94W. N OF
TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 27N83W TO 26N89W. WITHIN
60 NM N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.