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FZNT02 KNHC 241019
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN FEB 24 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 
79W AND S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 
LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA. REMAINDER AREA S OF 18N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77.5W NE 
TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 
17.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 83W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76.5W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
REMAINDER AREA S OF 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N BETWEEN 64W AND 72... 
INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. FROM 10.5N TO 16.5N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 83.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
REMAINDER AREA S OF 17.5N W OF 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 70W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 72W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 23N96W TO 
18.5N95.5W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N82.5W TO 21N95W TO 
18N94.5W. S OF 20.5N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27.5N80W TO 21.5N94.5W TO 
18N94W. S OF 20.5N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 24.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 26N80W TO 
21.5N94.5W TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 26N BETWEEN 88W AND 
96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 22.5N50W TO 24N60W. N OF 28.5N 
BETWEEN 40W AND 49W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N60W TO 21N55W TO 19N63W TO 
12N60.5W TO 07N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 20N46W 
TO 17.5N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. N OF 20N E OF 58W AND S OF 20N 
E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW AND N 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF LINE FROM 31N47W TO 
23N55W TO 14N61W TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 70.5W AND 74W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70.5W AND 73W...INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 70.5W AND 74.5W... 
INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NW. N OF 
29.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27.5N80W. N OF 29.5N 
E OF FRONT TO 57W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 26.5N70W TO 25N80W. 
N OF E OF FRONT TO 46W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
N SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N W OF FRONT 
TO 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E 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.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 84W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST 
BETWEEN 84W AND 90W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.