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FZNT02 KNHC 260953
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 18N95W.  N OF 27N W OF FRONT AND FROM 
22N TO 27N W OF 94W  NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 26N65W TO 29N81W.  N OF 28N W OF 74W 
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT APPROACH N FLORIDA COAST.  N OF 
28N W OF 70W  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 23N80W.  N OF 28N  
E OF FRONT TO 63W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  N OF 30N  
W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 26N65W.  N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
57W  NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.  N OF 27N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT  SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
ELSEWHERE W OF 65W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 23N58W.  N OF 29N  
W OF FRONT TO 52W  NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 16 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  N OF 27N E OF FRONT  SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 65W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 
8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED W AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 31N.  S OF 
22N E OF 60W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 20N49W.  N OF 19N  
E OF 60W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NEAR 31N35W.  S OF 19N E OF 55W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT W OF 75W.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 84W  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...COLD FRONT FROM 
30N88W TO 18N95W.  W OF FRONT  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT W OF 93W AND TO 10 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND 93W.  N OF 
24N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
TO 9 FT.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 19N90W.  W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 25N82W TO 21N87W.  N OF 28N  
E OF 88W  W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  N OF 26N E OF OF 
88W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN W SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT E OF AREA.  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N97W.  N OF 
FRONT  N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.