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FZNT02 KNHC 192202
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 26N54W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 24N70W. 
N OF 25N W OF FRONT AND TROUGH TO 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
11 TO 19 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 70W 
AND FROM 20N TO 27N E OF 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 20N WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL MIXING WITH NW SWELL N 
OF 18N W OF 55W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 29N35W TO 25N45W. N OF 22N E OF 
60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL...WITH HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 31N35W. S OF 22N WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 20N E OF 48W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PORTION. S OF 20N E OF 62W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 75W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 27N80W. N OF 30N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 25N70W STATIONARY TO 
27N80W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. N OF 30N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 
69W AND 83W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 
72W AND 83W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N97W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 28N97W TO 26N87W. N OF 24N W OF 94W 
AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 29N95W TO 26N87W. N OF 22N W OF 90W 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 27N96W. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 26N W OF 94W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH TEXAS COAST. N OF 26N W OF 
86W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
OF 28N W OF 90W. 

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.