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FZNT02 KNHC 242220
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.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.
.06 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 72W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FROM 10.5N TO 16.5N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 83.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 24N89W TO 23N92W TO 18N94W. NW OF 
FRONT TO 27N BETWEEN 87W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... 
...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.06 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. 
.12 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 23.5N87.5W TO 
21N89.5W. S OF 20.5N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT. N OF 26N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 27N TO 29N BETWEEN 86W 
AND 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 20N49W. N OF 30N E OF 44W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E 
OF LINE FROM 31N60W TO 19N55W TO 18N62W TO 10N61W TO 06N53W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 
12 TO 17 FT N OF 24N E OF 46W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 19N50W.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. E OF LINE FROM 31N60W TO 15N61W TO 11N61W 
TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 19N48W.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. E OF LINE FROM 31N58W TO 22N56W TO 15N60W 
TO 11N60W TO 07N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE.   
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 
22N54W TO 15N60W TO 07N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

.ATLC COLD FRONT JUST INLAND THE SE U.S. N OF 29.5N BETWEEN 74W 
AND 80W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 26N80W. NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 30.5N BETWEEN 67W AND 
80W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 63W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N65W TO 27N74W AND WEAKENING STATIONARY 
TO 26N80W. N OF FRONT TO 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
N OF 30N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 26N61W AND 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 25N65W TO 26N80W. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 
NM E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL.

.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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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.
.42 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.