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FZNT02 KNHC 201619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 
79W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT S OF 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W. FROM 09N 
TO 17N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE LITTLE CHANGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
S OF 15N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 9 TO 14 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 28N78W TO 26N80W.
NW OF FRONT N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT WITH 
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 79W. SEAS 12 TO 
17 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 71W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 
27N75W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N76W TO 23N81W.
LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 27N74W TO 22N79W. NW 
W OF FRONT N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT WITH 
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 79W. SEAS 12 TO 
17 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 17 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 25N72W TO 21N78W.
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT N OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS AND N OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FROM 25N TO 26N E OF BAHAMAS AND S FLORIDA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 25N70W TO 21N77W. LITTLE
CHANGE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 29N92W TO 24N96W TO 21N97W.
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N92W TO 22N94W TO 
20N96W. FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 96W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH 
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 23N89W TO 19N96W.
S OF 20N W OF 96W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE OF AREA. S OF 20N W OF 
96W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF A 
LINE FROM 30N89W TO 29N92W TO 25N98W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT
10 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 94W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF A LINE FROM 30N85W TO 25N91W TO 20N97W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20N W OF 
96W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT S OF 20N W OF 96W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 16N TO 22N E OF 49W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE AND S OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 24N50W TO 
20N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE AND S OF LINE FROM 30N41W 
TO 22N41W TO 24N51W TO 19N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE AND S OF LINE FROM 29N35W 
TO 22N43W TO 19N48W TO 21N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 17N89W. N 
OF FRONT...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 18N82W TO 16N88W. N 
OF FRONT...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST SEAS IN AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.