000
FZNT02 KNHC 130316
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 23N90W TO 18N94W. S OF 
21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF THE FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N87W TO 26N93W TO 
23N97W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 22N88W TO 18N93W. S 
OF 21N W OF FRONT TO 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 29N92W TO 21N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 26N E OF 90W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 20N E OF 94W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 30N38W TO 25N43W. COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 
30N50W TO 31N58W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 40W AND 52W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE 
FROM FROM 31N59W TO 25N53W TO 18N61W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 21N35W 
TO 14N51W TO 14N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 25N50W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 31N58W. N OF FRONT E OF 40W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 
26N E OF 43W. S OF 21N BETWEEN 40W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 28N54W TO 
22N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N35W TO 21N40W TO 23N50W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 31N54W. WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT AND E OF 50W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHER N OF FRONT 
AND E OF A LINE FROM 31N42W TO 23N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N35W. S OF 20N E OF 55W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF A 
LINE FROM 23N50W TO 20N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N77W 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 N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 29N69W THEN WARM 
FRONT A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 28N71W THEN COLD FRONT TO 24N76W. 
WITHIN 75 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW CENTER WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND E OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  

.ATLC FROM 20N TO 21.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACH 
TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE GULF OF COLOMBIA...AND IN 
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N 
BETWEEN 76W AND 81.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR 
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST 
OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 75W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 64W AND 74W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER . NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.