000
FZNT02 KNHC 120254
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 12 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND
81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 17N
BETWEEN 75W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FROM 11.5N TO 12.5N
BETWEEN 73W AND 75W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 
75W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N
BETWEEN 68W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING TEXAS 
COAST. TROUGH FROM 30N94W TO 24N98W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 25N97W. TROUGH FROM
27N92W TO 23N96W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 26N90W TO 21N97W TO
19N95W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 26N W OF FRONT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 22N91W TO 20N94W TO 
18N95W. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 26N W OF FRONT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N82W TO 22N87W TO 21N90W. S
OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED JUST SE OF AREA. WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 28N45W TO 27N50W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 23N48W TO 20N64W TO 23N73W TO 31N59W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING OLD COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 
27N43W. NEW COLD FRONT ENTERING ALONG 31N BETWEEN 50W AND 58W. N
OF 30N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO
14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
31N35W TO 20N35W TO 06N51W TO 09N58W TO 22N63W TO 31N59W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BOTH COLD FRONTS DISSIPATED. SHEAR LINE FROM
27N35W TO 25N42W. N OF SHEAR LINE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 
BY 31N35W TO 08N35W TO 16N46W TO 09N60W TO 21N63W TO 31N52W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM W. N OF 30N
BETWEEN 76W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N79W TO 24N91W. N
OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27N74W TO 23N80W. N
OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
WITHIN 60 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.

.ATLC DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 30.5N W 
WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.GULF OF MEXICO DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF
28N WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.