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FZNT02 KNHC 162221
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 16.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 26N59W TO 23N58W THEN STATIONARY TO 
24N77W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 47W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... 
EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
28N E OF FRONT TO 43W 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 31N43W 
TO 23N56W TO 18N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 63W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
TO 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 70W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 
27N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 24N55W TO 22N65W. WITHIN AN AREA 
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N68W TO 31N39W TO 20N47W TO 15N60W TO 
20N70W TO 27N75W TO 31N768W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN MIXED NE...SE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 23N 
BETWEEN 41W AND 50W.
.48 HOUR FRONT DISSIPATED. SE OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 26N58W TO 
18N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
FROM 13N TO 27N E OF 49W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT FROM 15N TO 27N E OF 43W. 

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 31N77W TO 28N80.5W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST 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 
68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 30N81W N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 75W. SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 28N W OF 66W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 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 73W 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.
.42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 26N74W TO 23N80W.   
N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF LINE FROM 31N60W TO 27N66W SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 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.
.06 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 10 TO 14 FT FROM 
11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W.
.24 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...
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 26N91W TO 21N97W. 
FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 26N89W TO 21N96W. 
S OF 26N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 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 13 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST SE OF AREA. FROM 19N TO 20N W 
OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF 
89W...AND ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 89W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.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.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE IN FIRST 
PARAGRAPH UNDER ATLC WARNINGS.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 75W AND 76W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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.
.12 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.