000
FZNT02 KNHC 281538
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 25N66W THEN STATIONARY TO 26N72W 
TO 24N78W. N OF FRONT E OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE E OF 50W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF LINE FROM 11N50W TO 20N58W TO 27N62W TO 
27N75W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 24N50W TO 24.5N60W. 
N OF FRONT E OF 40W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. REMAINING ATLC WATERS E OF 70W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TO BECOME DIFFUSE. N OF 29N E OF 48W W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT FROM 26N TO 29N E OF 48W.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N74W TO 28N80W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 66W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. NW OF FRONT TO 
80W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 89W AND 93W S TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N91.5W TO 12N97W. S OF 28N 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 22N95W TO 18N94W. S
OF 20.5N W OF FRONT NW 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.