000
FZNT02 KNHC 200357
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.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. 
.15 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 10 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN N AND NE SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N75W TO 29N81W. N OF FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT N OF THE AREA. N OF 29.5N BETWEEN 
76W AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 57W AND 71W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 27N65W TO 29N74W. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 35W AND 43W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 30N BETWEEN 35W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 22N55W. N OF 28N E 
OF 54W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A 
LINE FROM 26N35W TO 24N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 19N60W. 
N OF 28N E OF 43W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 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 FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 88W AND 90W SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 20N96W. FROM 21N TO 
25N W OF THE FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 20N96W. FROM 
21N TO 23N W OF THE FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 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.

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.