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FZNT02 KNHC 170335
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC TUE FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE FEB 17.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.W OF A LINE FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 30N W OF 74W 
SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 
69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 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.
.24 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 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT TO 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 28N76W TO 24N81W.   
N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 64W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
8  TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND 76W...AND TO 8 FT BETWEEN 76W AND 80W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 27N71W TO 21N78W. N 
OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 65W AND FRONT. N OF 
29N W OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N77W TO 31N59W TO 27N68W 
TO 27N74W TO 31N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 13N 77W AND 80W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5NN BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 75W AND 
77W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 77W 
AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 25N97W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N.
.12 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 28N83W TO 25N88W TO 19N96W. S 
OF 26N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 
KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 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 
27N91W TO 22N98W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST SE OF AREA. S OF 26N E OF 91W 
AND ALSO S OF 22N BETWEEN W OF 91W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED SE OF AREA. S OF 26N E OF 89W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 88W NW 
WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 25N60W TO 23N68W THEN 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 24N77W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 45W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 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 18 TO 22 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 14 TO 19 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 31N68W 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 S OF 16N E OF 51W WINDS 20 KT  OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.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.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.