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FZNT02 KNHC 181022
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1045 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 
30N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 26N70W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 25N81W. WITHIN 180 
NM E OF FRONT N OF 30N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N61W TO 
27N67W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT TO 77W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. W OF 77W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 24N73W TO 21N77W. N 
OF 30N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 27N65W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
31N71W TO 23N80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N75W. REMAINDER AREA N OF 28N BETWEEN 
68W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 20N75W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N57W TO 27N65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT N 
OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W. S OF 27N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 20N70W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 66W AND 76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT 
TO 79W N OF A LINE FROM 29N62W TO 23N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 23N91W TO 18N94W. S OF 
21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 26N W OF 90W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 
27N83W TO 20N97W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W AND S OF 26N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 88W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 23N W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 14N TO 22N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS E OF A LINE 
FROM 31N62W TO 22N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT N OF 22N E OF 53W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 55W N OF 13N TO A LINE FROM 23N55W TO 
29N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 18N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT E OF 
44W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 20N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N53W TO 17N62W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT SE SWELL N OF 20N.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10.5N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N82W TO 20N85W TO 
15N88W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 16N87W. N OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT IN 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18J72 TO 11N84W NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.