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FZNT02 KNHC 250227
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 21N97W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 20N95W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N E FRONT TO 58W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 
58W SEAS 12 TO 19 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...REMAINDER AREA N OF 
12N E OF 63W SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 27N70W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 26N74W TO 28N80W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N E FRONT TO 42W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 65W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 
15N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 23N53W. FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 26N WITHIN 300 NM E FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 65W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 
27N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 70W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH. N OF 26N W 
OF 87W S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...   
COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 21N97W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 87W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...   
COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 20N95W. FROM 21N TO 26N W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 87W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 21N90W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT 
TO 84W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 21N87W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 90W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.