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FZNT02 KNHC 191522
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 21N75W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 31N75W. N OF 29N WITHIN
180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N WITHIN 540 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 20N70W. N OF 25N W OF 
70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 300
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 19N68W. N OF 26N BETWEEN
FRONT AND BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 26N60W THEN STATIONARY
TO 19N67W. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT AND S OF 27N W OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF
FRONT TO 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING.
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 28N E OF 54W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT
IN MIXED N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N48W TO 20N65W
TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 29N E OF 51W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N56W
TO 19N62W TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 18N62W TO 06N55W
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 19N37W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 19N67W TO 06N55W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21N75W TO 16N85W. W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 19N68W TO 11N84W. W OF
FRONT...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 19N67W TO 11N83W. EXCEPT
AS NOTED IN CARIBBEAN WARNING...ENTIRE WATERS BETWEEN 70W AND 
83W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 88W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 24N TO 29N W OF 94W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N W OF 94W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST W OF 87W AND S OF 27N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.