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FZNT02 KNHC 181555
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N77W TO 13N78W TO 13N75W TO 12N74W
TO 11N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 12N67W TO 10N77W TO 14N83W TO 17N74W TO 17N66W TO 12N67W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 09N77W TO 10N83W TO 16N79W TO
18N71W TO 13N71W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N72W TO 30N77.5W TO 30.5N79.5W TO 31N72W TO 
30N72W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 20N70W TO 20N74W TO 21N75W TO 22N71W TO 
20N70W...INCLUDING THE APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N54W TO 
20N59W TO 23N35W TO 07N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N35W TO 21N46W TO 20N59W TO 31N45W TO 31N35W TO 
24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N61W TO 19N68W TO 21N75W TO 22N75W TO
23N62W TO 19N61W...INCLUDING THE APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 07N35W TO 06N52W TO 12N61W 
TO 22N61W TO 29N35W TO 07N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N35W TO 09N58W TO 19N63W TO 22N58W TO
26N35W TO 07N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N76W TO 20N73W TO 19N74W TO
19N76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.GULF OF MEXICO DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN
30 NM OF COAST FROM PORT OCONNOR TEXAS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FLORIDA.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

$$ 
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.