000 FZNT02 KNHC 180946 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SUN FEB 18 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN FEB 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 20. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 16.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 73.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 16N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 16N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W...INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 16.5N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76.5W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 75W...INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 16.5N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 81.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W...INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...AND TO 8 FT IN THE ATLC PASSAGES. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W...INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...AND TO 9 FT IN THE ATLC PASSAGES. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 70W...INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...AND TO 9 FT IN THE ATLC PASSAGES. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC S OF 20N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. FROM S OF 16N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 51W AND 70W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 44W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W... INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N BETWEEN 36W AND 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .30 HOUR ATLC FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48.5W TO 30N67W. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF FRONT E OF 60W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 25N50W TO 26N65W. N OF FRONT E OF 45W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL....HIGHEST ALONG 31N. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 45W AND 62W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 75 NM SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .42 HOUR GULF OF MEXICO FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...AND N OF 23N BETWEEN 92.5W AND 97.5W...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.