000
FZNT02 KNHC 202158
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

..ATLC COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N68W 1011 MB TO 23N68W TO
21.5N77W. FROM 26N TO 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N64W TO LOW PRES NEAR
25N64W 1011 MB THEN COLD FRONT 19N68W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 19N65W. N OF 24N E
OF FRONT TO 47W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF
FRONT TO 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 19N63W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 50W AND 52W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 25N E OF FRONT 46W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 18N61W. N OF
29N WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 
TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 42W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 64W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
24N W OF FRONT TO 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO
19N95W. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 18.5N93W. S OF 21N W
OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 19N92W. SECOND FRONT
FROM 30N94W TO 24N93W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 19N95W. FROM 22N TO 
24N W OF 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 18.5N93W. SECOND
FRONT ALONG COAST OF TEXAS. FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 96W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 19N92W. SECOND FRONT
FROM 30N94W TO 24N93W. W OF SECOND FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 22N87W. SECOND FRONT
DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 28N85W 1011 MB TO
23N83W. N OF 28N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN
58W AND 66W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.