000
FZNT02 KNHC 190319
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 23N61W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 20N72W. N 
OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 62W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 27N46W. N OF 
26N E OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N46W. FROM 20N TO 26N E PF BAHAMAS TO 
LINE 26N43W TO 20N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 23N E OF 60W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL... HIGHEST NE PART.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 19N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 77W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA N OF 30N W OF 73W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 28N80W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN SHEAR LINE FROM 20N73W TO 16N83W. W OF SHEAR LINE TO 
83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS TO 8 
FT...TO 9 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED 
BELOW. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT...TO 11 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT...TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N BETWEEN 86W AND 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 24N97W. N OF 26N W 
OF 97W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL BOUNDARY 27N82W TO 28N96W. N OF 
FRONTAL BOUNDARY W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.