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FZNT02 KNHC 191020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1030 UTC THU FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 22N77W. N OF 30N W OF 75W W TO NW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
27N W OF A LINE FROM 31N68W TO 27N78W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 390 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 20N76W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 27N74W TO 21N74W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS S OF 27N. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT N 
OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 20N71W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 330 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN SW SWELL. W OF FRONT S OF 23N AND N OF 23N W OF A LINE FROM 
31N62W TO 23N74W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 74W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 20N70W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 330 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT TO 79W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM FROM 31N55W TO 20N70W. WITHIN 
120 NM E AND SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 74W S OF A LINE FROM 23N74W TO 
25N80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING.
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 
13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 27N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 
19N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 
11 TO 16 FT N OF 27N E OF 45W.
.24 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 11 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT E TO SE 
SWELL N OF 20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 450 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
28N35W TO 11N52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 18N62W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 16N87W. N OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 19N71W TO 11N83W. N OF 
FRONT...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19N71W TO 
11N83W. N OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 83W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...AND FROM 13.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 88W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 83W AND 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO W OF 86W...EXCEPT S OF 
20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE 
SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.