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FZNT02 KNHC 251619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1630 UTC WED FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27NW OF 78W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. N OF 30N W OF 
77W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF A 
LINE FROM 31N70W TO 27N75W TO 25N80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 30N81W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 73W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEA 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 66W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N 
W OF FRONT TO 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 23N80W. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 72W WINDS OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S 
OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W 
OF 70W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
S OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W 
OF 69W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 IN E SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N E 
OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N E 
OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 28N79W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 
70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 
FROM 31N60W TO 28N68W TO 31N76W WIND 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 28N65W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 55W  
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT 
TO 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT N OF AREA. N OF 30N BETWEEN 
55W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 21N TO 29N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 28N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 12N BETWEEN 40W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 45W AND 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 50W AND 58W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W E TO  
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 28N89W 
WITH COLD FRONT TO NEAR 22N87W AND WARM FRONT FRONT LOW CENTER 
TO NEAR 29N86W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 8 FT. S OF WARM FRONT TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS JUST AHEAD OF COLD FRONT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 30N86W 1006 MB 
TO 19N96W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. N OF 25 E OF FRONT TO 83W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
WITH HIGHER GUSTS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 28N81W TO 
21N89W. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 21N86W. WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.