000
FZNT02 KNHC 180313
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 20N73W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 78W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
TO 78W AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 25N60W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 
20N73W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 62W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF SHEAR LINE TO 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 30N 
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 27N44W. W OF 
FRONT TO 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N44W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO LINE 
27N43W TO 20N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

.36 HOUR FORECAST ATLC N OF 30N W OF 76W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N BETWEEN E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT...TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT W OF 70W. FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT...TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. S OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 20N76W TO 11N83W. W OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 17N81W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN 
OTHER CARIBBEAN SECTION.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 26N97W. N OF FRONT W OF 
93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.