000
FZNT02 KNHC 241611
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 22N94W TO 22N98W. 
WITHIN 27N97W TO 28N97W TO 29N96W TO 29N95W TO 29N94W TO 27N97W N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 20N94W TO 18N94W. 
WITHIN 24N96W TO 23N97W TO 25N98W TO 26N97W TO 26N96W TO 24N96W N
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N93W TO 
22N98W TO 29N96W TO 30N93W TO 29N91W TO 24N93W N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 07N41W TO 06N52W TO 08N51W TO 09N46W TO 08N42W TO
07N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 21N35W TO 24N38W TO 27N39W TO 31N36W TO 31N35W TO
21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N35W TO 21N39W TO 25N41W TO 31N39W TO
31N35W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 24N57W TO 18N66W. WITHIN 30N56W 
TO 30N57W TO 30N58W TO 31N58W TO 31N56W TO 30N56W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN 26N51W TO 26N55W TO
31N53W TO 31N46W TO 26N51W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N68W TO 26N77W TO 31N66W
TO 29N46W TO 18N68W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 25N55W TO 
20N60W...THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 17N62W. WITHIN 28N48W TO 
28N50W TO 26N53W TO 31N52W TO 31N46W TO 28N48W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N59W
TO 18N68W TO 25N76W TO 31N66W TO 31N45W TO 25N59W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 25N51W...THEN
WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N55W TO 18N62W. WITHIN 29N48W TO
29N49W TO 30N49W TO 31N48W TO 31N46W TO 29N48W S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N48W TO 28N53W TO 26N60W 
TO 30N62W TO 31N45W TO 28N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL. WITHIN 19N63W TO 19N65W TO 19N67W 
TO 20N63W TO 20N62W TO 19N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 
25N50W...THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 19N57W. WITHIN 25N56W
TO 25N60W TO 31N59W TO 31N45W TO 25N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 
26N47W...THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N55W. WITHIN 22N53W
TO 24N59W TO 31N55W TO 31N44W TO 28N51W TO 22N53W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N80W TO 31N81W TO 31N80W TO
31N77W TO 30N80W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N77W TO 29N79W TO 30N80W TO 31N80W TO
31N77W TO 29N77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 31N81W. WITHIN 30N76W TO 
30N77W TO 31N77W TO 31N75W TO 30N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. WITHIN 
30N75W TO 30N76W TO 30N77W TO 31N77W TO 31N75W TO 30N75W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N74W TO 18N76W TO 20N79W TO 20N76W TO 20N73W
TO 18N74W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17.5N70W TO 17N70.5W TO 17.5N71.5W TO 18N70W
TO 17.5N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N70W TO 17N72W TO 18N71W TO 19N70W TO
18N70W TO 17N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N72.5W TO 17N72.5W TO 17.5N72.5W TO
17.5N71W TO 17N71W TO 16.5N72.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N73W TO 11N76W TO 12N76W TO
12N73W TO 11N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N73W TO 11N76W TO 12N76W TO 12N73W TO
11N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N84W TO 16N84W TO 17N86W TO
18N87W TO 18N85W TO 17N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 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 CAM. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.