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FZNT02 KNHC 210955
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1030 UTC SAT FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 17.5N72W TO 10N83W. N OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 74W AND 80W...INCLUING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO SHEAR LINE FROM 20N74W TO 
18N79W. WITHIN 45 N N OF SHEAR LINE...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
17N BETWEEN 71W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEARLINE DISSIPATED. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 
74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 
72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FOERCAST FORM 11N TO 13N FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W 
AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
17N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 26N61W THEN STATIONARY TO 
19N69W. S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 25N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 
21.5N71W. WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
75W AND 79W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 26N E OF 50W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL S OF 20N...AND PRIMARILY E SWELL N OF 20N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 
19N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF 31N52W TO 20N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N E OF 85W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N 
OF 22N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 26N97W. N OF FRONT W 
OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.