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FZNT02 KNHC 120809
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 12 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N73W TO 11N75W TO 11N77W TO 12N76W TO 
12N74W TO 11N73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N68W TO 11N84W TO 17N80W TO 18N71W TO 13N68W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N73W TO 11N75W TO 11N76W TO 12N75W 
TO 12N74W TO 11N73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N70W TO 12N75W TO 10N83W TO 19N79W TO 18N72W 
TO 11N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS UP TO 16 FT NEAR
11.5N75.5W.
.33 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N75W TO 12N76W TO 12N75W 
TO 12N74W TO 11N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N67W TO 11N83W TO 17N80W TO 18N72W TO 15N67W 
TO 11N67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS UP TO 16 FT NEAR
11.5N75.5W.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N92W TO LOW PRES NEAR
26.5N96.5W THEN COLD FRONT TO 23.5N98W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES WELL NE OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM
30N91W TO 26N94W TO 21.5N98W. WITHIN 22N97W TO 22N98W TO 23N98W
TO 25N96W TO 24N96W TO 22N97W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N91W TO 22N95W TO
18.5N95W. WITHIN 19N95W TO 19N96W TO 20N97W TO 21N96W TO 19N95W
...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N95W TO 23N97W TO 27N94W TO
27N93W TO 24N93W TO 21N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 24N90W TO 
21N94W TO 18N93W. WITHIN 18N94W TO 19N96W TO 20N97W TO 21N96W TO 
21N95W TO 18N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 20N94W TO 21N96W TO 
23N96W TO 24N95W TO 24N92W TO 20N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 20N71W TO 20N74W TO 21N74W TO 21N72W TO 21N71W TO
20N71W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC WITHIN 08N35W TO 06N53W TO 20N64W TO 31N46W TO 31N35W TO
08N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N35W TO 20N42W TO 21N47W TO 23N46W TO
28N35W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 10N52W TO 10N60W TO 16N61W TO 21N68W TO 
22N61W TO 10N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N48W TO 10N60W TO 20N65W TO 21N54W TO
20N44W TO 11N48W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N78W TO 30N79W TO 30N81W TO
31N81W TO 31N77W TO 30N78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 30N48W TO
31N53W. WITHIN 30N46W TO 30N50W TO 31N53W TO 31N42.5W TO 30N46W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 30N45W TO 30N50W.
WITHIN 30N42W TO 29N47W TO 29N49W TO 31N52W TO 31N38W TO 30N42W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 16N86W TO 16N88W TO 18N88W TO 17N86W TO
16N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N86W TO 16N88W TO 18N88W TO 20N87W TO
19N86W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N85W TO 16N87W TO 17N87W TO 17N86W TO
16N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 19N93W TO 22N93W TO 24N91W TO 24N89W TO
22N89W TO 19N93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N88W TO 21N89W TO 21N90W TO 23N90W TO
25N88W TO 22N88W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 25N81W TO 26N87W TO 26N97W TO 30N95W TO
30N86W TO 25N81W DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY 1 NM OR LESS.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.