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FZNT02 KNHC 161456
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 UTC MON FEB 16 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 27N64W TO 23N79W. N OF 30N E OF  
FRONT TO 47W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 
30N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N42W TO 27N53W TO 
28N63W TO 31N70W. SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS W 
OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF FRONT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 75W AND N OF A LINE FROM 22N75W TO 22N70W 
TO 27N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE HALF.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 27N56W TO 21N74W.   
N OF 29N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO 
A LINE FROM 31N42W TO 24N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 63W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE HALF.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 27N50W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 24N55W TO 22N65W. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE 
FROM 31N70W TO 31N39W TO 20N47W TO 15N60W TO 20N70W TO 27N75W  
TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN MIXED NE...SE 
AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.48 HOUR DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 28N55W. 
WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 18N35W TO 11N55W 
TO 22N55W TO 28N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 
19N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE CORNER.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 31N77W TO 28N80.5W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 30N W OF 74W SW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 70W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W. N OF 30N E 
OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 28N76W TO 24N81W.   
N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 66W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 
FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF 64W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 
70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 10 TO 14 FT FROM 
11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 26N91W TO 21N97W. S 
OF 26N W OF 95W AND W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT EXITING FROM 24N81W TO 22N86W TO 
18N94W. FROM 19N TO 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N84W TO 
27N92W TO 22N98W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC E OF A LINE FROM 27N35W TO 17N50W TO 07N53W WINDS 20 KT  
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO 
15N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 18N69W TO 
15N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO   
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.