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FZNT02 KNHC 241619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W 
AND 79W AND S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 
LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA. REMAINDER AREA S OF 18N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77.5W NE 
TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 
15.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 83W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N W OF 
70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76.5W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
REMAINDER AREA S OF 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N BETWEEN 64W AND 72... 
INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. FROM 10.5N TO 16.5N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 83.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
REMAINDER AREA S OF 17.5N W OF 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 65W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 72W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26.5N90W TO 20N96.5W. WITHIN 210 NM 
NW OF FRONT W OF 89W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N83.5W TO 24.5N89W TO 
18.5N93.5W. NW OF FRONT TO 28N BETWEEN 89W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NW OF FRONT TO 23N W OF 96W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 23N87W TO 21N92W TO 
18.5N92W. S OF 20N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT TO 27N AND W OF 90W NE 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 23.5N87.5W TO 
21N89.5W. S OF 21N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 23.5N87.5W TO 
21N89.5W. S OF 20.5N W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT. N OF 26N E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 27N TO 29N BETWEEN 86W 
AND 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 20N49W. W OF LINE FROM 31N69W TO 
19N64W TO 07N56W TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 20N46W 
TO 17.5N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. N OF 20N E OF 58W AND S OF 20N 
E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW AND N 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF LINE FROM 31N47W TO 
23N55W TO 14N61W TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 70.5W AND 74W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70.5W AND 73W...INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 70.5W AND 74.5W... 
INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NW. N OF 
29.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27.5N80W. N OF 29.5N 
E OF FRONT TO 57W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 26.5N70W TO 25N80W. 
N OF E OF FRONT TO 46W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
N SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N W OF FRONT 
TO 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.