000
FZNT02 KNHC 160157
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 16 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N74.5W TO 11N75W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 12N75W TO
11.5N74W TO 11N74.5W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N70W TO 11N75W TO 10N80W TO 13N80W TO 14N76W 
TO 11N70W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 09N77W TO 11N81W TO 14N80W TO
15N76W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
WITHIN 14N70W TO 12N74W TO 15N76W TO 16N76W TO 18N70W TO 14N70W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 11.5N75W TO 
12N74.5W TO 11.5N74W TO 11N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N64W TO 10N80W TO 17N79W TO 
18N72W TO 13N70W TO 12N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N68W TO 10N77W TO 14N82W TO 18N73W TO
15N62W TO 11N68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N75W TO 12N76W TO 12N75W TO
12N74W TO 11N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N69W TO 10N78W TO 13N82W TO 17N77W TO 15N67W 
TO 12N69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 25N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N76W.
WITHIN 27N63W TO 22N76W TO 27N79W TO 31N71W TO 27N63W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 25N60W THEN
STATIONARY TO 25N65W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 22N74W.
WITHIN 21N69W TO 23N75W TO 30N80W TO 31N45W TO 21N69W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST 
CENTRAL PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 26N60W 
TO 25N63W. WITHIN 17N42W TO 17N61W TO 24N74W TO 31N74W TO 31N35W 
TO 17N42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N71W TO 20N73W TO 19N75W TO 20N76W
TO 21N72W TO 20N71W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 19N35W TO 21N40W TO 23N41W TO 24N40W TO 25N35W TO
19N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N35W TO 17N37W TO 19N40W TO 20N38W TO
20N35W TO 16N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 07N38W TO 06N54W TO 11N60W TO 19N59W TO 20N47W TO
07N38W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N47W TO 06N53W TO 09N61W TO 19N62W TO
19N56W TO 07N47W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N78W TO 19N84W TO 20N85W TO 23N83W TO 22N79W
TO 20N78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 23N80W TO 22N85W TO 23N85W TO 25N84W TO
25N81W TO 23N80W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N82W TO 23N84W TO 25N88W TO 26N87W TO
25N83W TO 23N82W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N95W TO 25N96W TO
27N97W TO 28N97W TO 28N95W TO 26N95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N95W TO 24N96W TO 24N98W TO 28N97W TO
28N96W TO 26N95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.