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FZNT02 KNHC 032021
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED FEB 03 2021

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 05.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING... 
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 24N64W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N70W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 26N W OF FRONT AND 
E OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA W OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 20N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 19N68W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 77W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT 
TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 
19N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 19N66W. W OF FRONT 
TO 71W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 13 FT N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 65W. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 19N60W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 25N60W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 19N66W. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH ATLC AREA 
BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 58W AND 
62W...AND E OF A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 20N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 64W...AND E OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 19N60W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N70W TO 10N80W. S OF 15N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19N66W TO 
10N80W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM OF A LINE FROM 20N74W 
TO 16N77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.