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FZNT02 KNHC 200259
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 24N57W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 24N70W 
TO 25N74W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT AND TROUGH TO 58W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 
31N44W. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 65W AND FROM 20N TO 27N E OF 74W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL MIXING WITH NW SWELL N OF 17N W OF 54W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 28N35W TO 25N45W. N OF 22N E OF 
60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL...WITH HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 31N35W. S OF 22N WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. SE OF LINE FROM 
31N45W TO 17N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30N35W.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 22N76W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 23N68W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 30N 
WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.   

.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 30N84W TO 24N97W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 29N96W TO 25N86W. N OF 23N W OF 94W 
AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 86W AND 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT NEAR 27N96W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N91W TO 23N98W. N OF 26N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT 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.