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FZNT02 KNHC 161554
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT FEB 16 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 22N78W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 21N73W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 29N E OF 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N42W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N 
E OF FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 20N72W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 55W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N55W TO 20N70W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 73W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N84W TO 16N88W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 17N86W. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT W OF 85W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N77W TO 16N83W. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE 18N72W TO 13N83W. W OF SHEAR LINE 
TO 86W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO REINFORCING COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 25N97W. N OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 87W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT 25N81W TO 19N93W. E OF 
90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 26N E OF 88W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT NW PART.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.