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FZNT02 KNHC 130759
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N73W TO 11N75W TO 11N76W TO 13N75W TO 
13N74W TO 11N73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N71W TO 09N82W TO 11N84W TO 18N79W TO 18N70W 
TO 11N71W 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 10 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N71W TO 11N83W TO 17N80W TO 18N72W TO 16N68W 
TO 11N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS UP TO 17 FT NEAR
11.5N75.5W.
.33 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N76W TO 12N75W TO 12N74W 
TO 11N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 11N71W TO 10N76W TO 11N83W TO 17N79W TO 17N73W TO 11N71W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 26N94W TO 21N97W. 
WITHIN 22N97W TO 21N97W TO 22N98W TO 24N98W TO 23N97W TO 22N97W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 25N90W TO 22N94W TO
18N94W. WITHIN 19N95W TO 19N96W TO 20N97W TO 21N96W TO 20N95W 
TO 19N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N95W TO 20N97W TO 
23N98W TO 26N94W TO 24N93W TO 20N95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N87W TO 22N92W TO
18N93.5W. WITHIN 18N93W TO 18N95W TO 19N96W TO 20N97W TO 20N94W
TO 18N93W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N94W TO 21N96W
TO 23N96W TO 24N94W TO 24N93W TO 20N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N81W TO 23.5N90W TO
22N95W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 19N94W TO 18N95W TO 19N96W TO 20N97W  
TO 20N95W TO 19N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 24N89W TO 23N92W TO
25N92W TO 26N90W TO 26N88W TO 24N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT WELL W OF AREA. WITHIN 30N79W TO 30N80W TO 
30N81W TO 31N80W TO 31N77W TO 30N79W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29.5N81W. CONDITIONS
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 28N77W TO 26N80W. 
WITHIN 30N77W TO 30N79W TO 30N81W TO 31N80W TO 31N76W TO 30N77W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 27N77W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 26N80W. WITHIN 30N73W TO 30N77W TO 29N79W TO 31N80W
TO 31N72W TO 30N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 22N35W TO 19N42W TO 18N56W TO 25N44W TO 28N35W TO
22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 09N49W TO 10N61W TO 16N61W TO 21N68W TO 22N59W TO
09N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N44W TO 08N56W TO 10N60W TO 20N66W TO
20N46W TO 14N44W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N48W TO 11N59W TO 19N60W TO 20N49W TO
18N45W TO 13N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 30N48W TO
31N54W. WITHIN 31N43W TO 30N47W TO 30N50W TO 31N53W TO 31N42W 
TO 31N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 30N45W TO 29N48W.
WITHIN 29N44W TO 30N49W TO 31N51W TO 31N39W TO 29N44W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 30N40W TO
28.5N46W. WITHIN 23N35W TO 23N39W TO 27N39W TO 31N42W TO 31N35W
TO 23N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N71W TO 20N73W TO 20N75W TO 22N74W
TO 22N73W TO 20N71W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 29N80W TO 29N89W TO 30N90W TO
30N85W TO 31N80W TO 29N80W DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY 1 NM OR 
LESS.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 23N88W TO 22N89W TO 23N91W TO 25N90W TO
25N89W TO 23N88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.