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FZNT02 KNHC 180357
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W. WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 
80W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
OF WATERS W OF 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 27.5N80W. N OF 28.5N 
WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 66W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF WATERS W OF 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67.5W TO 21.5N78W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N60W TO 27N66W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
FRONT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26.5N W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 20N78W. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 13 
FT. N OF 29N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF FRONT...AND S OF 28N W OF 78W NW  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 20N72W. N OF 27.5N 
WITHIN 270 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN FRONT AND 70W...N OF 27N W OF 70W...AND 
FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 76W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S 
OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 75W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 21N E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N BETWEEN 40W AND 
50W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13.5N TO 28N E OF 40W...AND FROM 13.5N TO 
25N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 18.5N64W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 28N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE 
OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 18.5N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 
70W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N77.5W TO 21N82.5W 
TO 16N86W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT... 
HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CURRENT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 16N80W TO 
12.5N83.5W. NW OF FRONT...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. WITHIN 90 NM S OF FRONT W OF 
76W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 28N81W TO 23N91.5W TO 18N94.5W. 
S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. S OF 28N TO FRONT BETWEEN 88W AND 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 89W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 30N90W TO 20N94W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 27.5N82.5W TO 27.5N85W TO 
22N92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.