000
FZNT02 KNHC 120305
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN FEB 12 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...

.FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 79W 
AND 81.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 
72W AND 81.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 14.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 23N58W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N65W 
TO 20N72W. S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO 
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF 
LINE FROM 31N45W TO 24N52W TO 19N63W TO 18N68W AND E OF LINE ROM 
31N66W TO 23N75W TO 20N71W TO 18N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN N TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N52W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 23N53W 
THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 20N70W. W OF LINE FROM 31N37W TO 
21N46W TO 13N59W AND E OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 24N63W TO 22N70W 
TO 20N70W TO 19N68W TO 18N63W TO 13N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 22N51W. N 
OF LINE FROM 23N35W TO 23N42W TO 30N43W TO 29N50W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 24N35W TO 23N40W TO 10N54W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W. N 
OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 68W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N 
OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 79W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 28N71W TO 27N80W. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N TO NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W AND N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 
73W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST N 
OF 30N BETWEEN 86W AND 88.5W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST N OF 
27.5N BETWEEN 91W AND 97W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FOG DISSIPATED.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 
92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.