000
FZNT02 KNHC 230217
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 23N63W. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 57W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 23N63W. 
N OF 25N WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 62W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF FRONT TO 
70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 20N50W. FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 22N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...WITH HIGHEST SEAS ALONG FRONT. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 57W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 31N. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF FRONT TO 
65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 20N47W. FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 21N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...WITH HIGHEST SEAS ALONG FRONT. N OF 24N W OF 
FRONT TO 55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 31N. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF FRONT TO 
65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 21N35W TO 16N40W. N OF 22N 
E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 07N52W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 27N80W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
WITH NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN CARIBBEAN WARNING...FROM 
10N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT WITH NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 19N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.