000
FZNT02 KNHC 240934
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO GALE...COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W 
TO 21N97W.  N OF 24N W OF FRONT  NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.   

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 19N50W.  N OF 23N E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 
50W  W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 65W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT E OF AREA.  N OF 21N E OF 50W  WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS.  SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N35W. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 21N E OF 61W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 21N40W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  E OF 45W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 65W  WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W.  N OF 29N E FRONT TO 
68W  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 28N81W.  N OF 28N  
E FRONT TO 52W  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 65W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 26N65W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 26N70W THEN WARM FRONT TO 31N80W. N OF 27N E OF 
COLD FRONT TO 42W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN 
MIXED N AND W SWELL.  N OF 28N W OF 74W  SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT.  N OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT TO 58W  W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 31N.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 82W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W  NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 
72W AND 81W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W  NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS... 
W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.