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FZNT02 KNHC 201610
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 25N79W TO 23N80.5W. WITHIN 30N67W
TO 30N68W TO 31N71W TO 31N69W TO 31N65W TO 30N67W SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 30.5N76W TO 30N76.5W TO 31N76.5W TO
31N75W TO 30.5N76W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N74W TO 30N77W TO 30N78W TO 31N78W TO 31N70W TO 31N74W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 22N80W. WITHIN 30.5N53W 
TO 30N53.5W TO 30N56W TO 31N56W TO 31N49W TO 30.5N53W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 17N35W TO 27N44W TO 30N58W TO 31N50W TO 31N35W TO 17N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 25N69W TO
23N80W TO 31N80W TO 31N58W TO 25N69W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N66W TO 
29N70W TO 27N80W TO 31N78W TO 31N63W TO 29N66W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 22N60.5W TO 21N76W. 
WITHIN 29N39W TO 30N41W TO 30N42W TO 31N42W TO 31N35W TO 29N39W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 
29N44W TO 30N47W TO 29N51W TO 31N52W TO 31N42W TO 29N44W NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 24N57W TO 
20N74W TO 25N74W TO 25N65W TO 31N42W TO 24N57W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N46W TO 21N68W TO 28N78W TO 31N71W TO
30N44W TO 27N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N 
SWELL. 

.ATLC WITHIN 07N36W TO 06N51W TO 12N61W TO 17N61W TO 17N48W TO
07N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N36W TO 06N52W TO 12N44W TO 25N41W TO
17N35W TO 07N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N 
AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N35W TO 27N49W TO 31N35W TO 07N35W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 24N35W TO 25N41W TO 31N47W TO 31N35W TO 24N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22.5N80W TO 19N85.5W TO 15.5N86W. WITHIN 16N87W 
TO 17N88W TO 20N87W TO 21N85W TO 19N86W TO 16N87W...INCLUDING 
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N84.5W TO 20.5N85W TO 
20.5N86W TO 21.5N85W TO 21N84.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN. WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N77W TO 12N77W TO 13N76W TO 13N74W TO
11N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
10N76W TO 12N80W TO 16N77W TO 16N72W TO 15N71W TO 10N76W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N77W TO 10N76W TO 11N78W TO 12N78W TO
12N75W TO 11N77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N74W TO 10N76W TO 11N77W TO 12N76W TO 12N75W 
TO 11N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 10N76W TO 11N77W TO 14N77W TO
14N75W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N75W TO 10N77W TO 11N78W TO 13N78W TO 13N75W 
TO 11N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.36 HOUR CARIBBEAN FORECAST WITHIN 19N74W TO 20N76W TO 20N74W TO
21N74W TO 20N73W TO 19N74W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N71W TO 16N73W TO 17N73W TO 18N71W TO
18N70W TO 17N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N86.5W TO 22.5N86.5W TO
23N85W TO 23N84W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN
23N82W TO 22N86W TO 23N89W TO 24N88W TO 25N84W TO 23N82W... 
INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 19N92W TO 19N93W TO 18N95W TO 
20N96W TO 21N93W TO 19N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF 
VERACRUZ...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N70W TO 23N80W TO 25N83W TO 31N63W TO
31N54W TO 27N70W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N67W TO 23N78W TO 28N84W TO 31N77W TO
31N59W TO 26N67W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.45 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.