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FZNT02 KNHC 201626
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1630 UTC FRI FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 20. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N70W TO 15N81W TO 10N83W.W OF
NW OF LINE FROM 20N73W TO 15N76W TO 12N84W...INCLUDING WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 
12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N BETWEEN 
70W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N
W OF 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN 
70W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 10N BETWEEN 
75W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 76W AND 82W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N BETWEEN 
71W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER 
AREA S OF 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 20N71W. W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT HIGHEST NEAR 31N68W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 25N63W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 19N68W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 74W...INCLUDING 
ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 27N60W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 18N66W. S OF 28N W OF FRONT...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 25N59W TO 19N68W.
WITHIN 540 NM NW OF FRONT...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
28N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED...NEW COLD FRONT 
APPROACH SE UNITED STATES COAST. FROM N OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 60W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. REMAINDER ATLC FORECAST WATERS
E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL.

.ATLC E OF 53W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 18N62W TO 06N55W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 28N35W TO 20N57W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N60W TO
20N70W TO 06N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 300 NM OF LINE FROM 19N35W TO 13N52W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM
31N53W TO 19N63W TO 06N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N W OF 94W S SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 95W SE TO S WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF GULF WATERS SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 25N85W TO 20N95W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL.
.48 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.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.