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FZNT02 KNHC 041007
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU FEB 04 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 24N92W THEN STATIONARY TO LOW PRES
NEAR 21N93W 1014 MB TO 19N92W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
S OF 27N W OF 90W. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 20N92W TO 19N92W. N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 22N W
OF 93W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N.
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 21N89W. S OF 20N W
OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N
BETWEEN 88W AND 93W W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT S OF 28N W OF 85W...HIGHEST S PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 20N87W. W OF FRONT N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28.5N...EXCEPT 10
TO 14 FT IN N SWELL S OF 24N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF A LINE FROM 30N90W
TO 20N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN N SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N W
OF 78W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 30N E OF 80W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72.5W TO 23N80W. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 22N78W. W OF FRONT
TO 79W N OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED E ADN NW SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 27N55W TO LOW PRES NEAR 22N57W 1010 MB TO
18N56W TO 16N61W. WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 31N55W TO 27N49W TO
22N60W TO 22N68W TO 31N64W. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 55W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN
NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 27N58W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. TROUGH ALONG 61W FROM 15N
TO 27N. N OF 21N BETWEEN 59W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 27N61W. N OF 23N
BETWEEN 49W AND 59W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 50W AND 54W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 64W S OF 25N. N OF 27N BETWEEN
52W AND 64W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E
SWELL. FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 52W AND 56W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 69W S OF 28N. FROM 15N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
N OF 22N BETWEEN 51W AND 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 28N68W TO 22N70W. FROM
14N TO 21N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. FROM 21N TO 29N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 44W AND 51W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 12N BETWEEN 44W AND 49W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 47W AND 54W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN
40W AND 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WINDWARD PASSAGE N OF 18.5N E OF 76.5W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N E OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR COLD FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 20N87W. W OF FRONT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 18N86W TO 16N88W. N
OF FRONT W OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT...HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.