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FZNT02 KNHC 180956
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 
70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 11N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 11N E OF 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 
70W AND 78W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. 
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 26N95W TO 22N98W. NW 
OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 26N93W TO 22N97W TO
19N96W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FROM 22N 
TO 26N W OF 96W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 24N94W TO 22N96W TO 
19N95W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N89W TO 22N94W TO 
18.5N94W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF FRONT AND W OF 93W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 24N89W TO 
22N93W THEN STATIONARY TO 18.5N94W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N81W TO 21N93W. TROUGH
FROM 19N92W TO 22N96W. WITHIN 60 NM SW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC SHEAR LINE FROM 30N35W TO 28N57W. N OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT E OF 55W. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 12N AND E OF A LINE FROM 31N74W 27N77W TO 19N65W 
TO 12N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL E OF 50W...AND IN NE TO E SWELL W OF 50W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE TO BECOME DIFFUSE. N OF 14N E OF 
50W...AND N OF 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL N 
OF 27N E OF 52W. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 21N71W TO 
12N56W TO 07N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL N OF 27N E OF 
42W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 42W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 38W. ELSEWHERE E OF A 
LINE FROM 31N54W TO 24N61W TO 19N61W TO 15N52W TO 07N50W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 77W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30.5N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W. LITTLE 
CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 27N74W TO 23N81W.
N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 69W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 78W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.