000 FZNT02 KNHC 170240 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU FEB 17 2022 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU FEB 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 19. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N74.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 12N75W TO 11.5N74W TO 11N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N73W TO 10N80W TO 15N80W TO 18N71W TO 14N70W TO 11N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE AND SEAS TO 13 FT NEAR 11.5N76W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N75W TO 12N76W TO 12N74W TO 11N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N71W TO 10N80W TO 15N81W TO 18N72W TO 16N68W TO 10N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE AND SEAS TO 13 FT NEAR 11.5N76W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 11N74.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 12N75W TO 12N73.5W TO 11.5N74W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N76W TO 10N81W TO 15N81W TO 15N79W TO 12N71W TO 10N76W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT WELL NW OF AREA. WITHIN 24N96W TO 20N96W TO 22N98W TO 28N97W TO 29N95W TO 24N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 25N98W. WITHIN 29N94W TO 28N95W TO 28N96W TO 29N96W TO 30N95W TO 29N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .27 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N92.5W TO 23.5N98W. WITHIN 28N94W TO 27N96W TO 27N97W TO 28N97W TO 30N93W TO 28N94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 22N95.5W TO 21N96W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 19N95W TO 19N96W TO 20N97W TO 20N95W TO 19N95W... INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 20N97W TO 23N97W TO 23N98W TO 26N97W TO 27N95W TO 25N94W TO 20N97W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N83W TO 22N94W TO 18N94W. LITTLE CHANGE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 25N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 23N77W. WITHIN 20N68W TO 21N76W TO 30N81W TO 31N45W TO 20N68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 27N50W TO 28N60W. WITHIN 14N45W TO 17N61W TO 27N77W TO 30N73W TO 30N36W TO 14N45W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL... HIGHEST NEAR 31N41W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 22N35W TO 24N44W TO 29N50W TO 30N49W TO 31N35W TO 22N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N35W TO 07N48W TO 23N68W TO 31N60W TO 22N35W TO 10N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .ATLC WITHIN 07N45W TO 06N56W TO 09N61W TO 19N62W TO 19N55W TO 07N45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N58W TO 09N60W TO 10N61W TO 12N60W TO 11N58W TO 08N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC WITHIN 14N35W TO 19N41W TO 20N41W TO 21N35W TO 14N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N71W TO 19N75W TO 20N76W TO 21N75W TO 21N72W TO 20N71W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N79W TO 20N80W TO 21N81W TO 22N81W TO 22N79W TO 20N79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 24N83W TO 23N82W TO 23N84W TO 25N87W TO 27N87W TO 24N83W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .24 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.