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FZNT02 KNHC 192218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 
73W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.21 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST OVER COLOMBIA 
ADJACENT WATERS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...INCLUDING 
APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N75W TO 29N81W. N OF FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 28N75W. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 78W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT N OF AREA. FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 57W 
AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC 03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 29N65W TO 
29N75W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 30N BETWEEN 35W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N34W TO 23N51W THEN 
STATIONARY DISSIPATING TO 22N70W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 53W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 
28N35W TO 25N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 20N54W. N OF 28N E 
OF 48W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 19N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS AND SEAS LOWER DURING 
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS AND SEAS LOWER DURING 
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.GULF OF MEXICO WARM FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 28N94W TO 1011 MB LOW 
AT 27N96W. N OF OF 29N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 21N97W N OF 23N 
W OF THE FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.