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FZNT02 KNHC 211920 AAA
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1920 UTC FRI FEB 21 2014
 
UPDATED GULF OF MEXICO WARNING 06 HOUR FORECAST

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 21.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 22.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 27N91W TO 24N97W. FROM 25N TO 27N W 
FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 96W. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 94W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER 
IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N84W TO 25N90W TO 19N94W. 
FROM 24N TO 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 
25N87W TO 18N92W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 
70W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 
72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 30N W OF 77W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 30N81W. N OF 30N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 28N81W. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.

.ATLC S OF 23N BETWEEN 64W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. SE OF LINE FROM 31N37W TO 24N47W TO 21N70W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SE OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO 24N48W TO 22N69W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO 22N55W TO 21N61W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.