000
FZNT02 KNHC 170801
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N75W TO 12N75W TO 12N74W TO 11N74W
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
11.5N875.5W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N65W TO 11N81W TO 15N80W TO 
18N74W TO 17N63W TO 10N65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N76W TO 12N76W TO 12N74W TO
11N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 10N71W TO 11N81W TO 15N81W TO 18N76W TO 16N68W TO 10N71W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS UP TO 14 FT NEAR
11.5N75.5W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N75W TO 12N75W TO 12N74W TO
11N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
10N71W TO 10N80W TO 14N81W TO 15N79W TO 12N70W TO 10N71W NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS TO 12 FT NEAR
11.5N75.5W.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT WELL NW OF AREA. WITHIN 25N95W TO 
20N96W TO 23N98W TO 28N97W TO 27N92W TO 25N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN
60 NM OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N93W TO 24N98W.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W. WITHIN 
27N95W TO 27N97W TO 28N97W TO 30N94W TO 30N93W TO 27N95W N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 25N95W. LITTLE 
CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 21N96W TO 18N94W. 
WITHIN 19N95W TO 19N96W TO 20N97W TO 20N96W TO 20N95W TO 19N95W 
...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 20N97W TO 22N98W TO 27N97W TO 28N94W TO
27N93W TO 20N97W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 20N95W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N94W. WITHIN 21N95W TO 18N94W TO 21N97W TO 
23N97W TO 25N94W TO 21N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ 
...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 26N56W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 23N73W.
WITHIN 26N51W TO 21N48W TO 21N76W TO 30N81W TO 31N42W TO 26N51W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...
HIGHEST CENTRAL PART. WITHIN 07N49W TO 07N57W TO 15N61W TO 
20N69W TO 20N52W TO 07N49W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 29N35W TO 27N58W. WITHIN 27N36W
TO 26N47W TO 27N57W TO 31N56W TO 31N35W TO 27N36W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N44W TO 15N60W TO 26N76W TO 31N70W TO 27N35W
TO 15N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 27N35W TO 27N46W. WITHIN  
18N35W TO 23N39W TO 29N47W TO 31N46W TO 31N35W TO 18N35W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 17N35W TO 07N35W TO 08N51W TO 24N65W TO 31N46W TO 17N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 15N35W TO 15N36W TO 16N37W TO 17N37W TO 19N35W TO
15N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WELL W OF AREA. WITHIN 30N77W
TO 29N79W TO 29N80W TO 31N81W TO 31N77W TO 30N77W S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. CONDITIONS
MOVED NE OF AREA.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N75W TO 19N78W TO 20N77W TO 21N72W
TO 20N72W TO 18N75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N80W TO 20N81W TO 22N81W TO 22N80W TO 22N79W
TO 20N80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 24N83W TO 24N84W TO 26N89W TO 28N89W TO
28N88W TO 24N83W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 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.