000
FZNT02 KNHC 282202
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 25N61W THEN STATIONARY TO
20N72W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N49W TO 28N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 27N50W TO 22N60W. N
OF 29N BETWEEN 40W AND 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 24N50W TO 22N60W. N
OF 29N BETWEEN 39W AND 44W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 22N50W TO 20N60W. N
OF 30N BETWEEN 39W AND 43W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N39W TO 26N41W TO 31N44W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF A LINE FROM 27N35W TO 18N41W TO 15N54W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 08N43W TO 15N43W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 23N BETWEEN 71W AND 74.5W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19N73W TO 16N80W TO
12N83W. FROM 18N TO 20.5N W OF FRONT TO 81W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT...EXCEPT SEAS TO 10 FT WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 20N74W TO 18N76W. S OF 15N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N
BETWEEN 74W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
TO E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13.5N
BETWEEN 74W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.