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FZNT02 KNHC 202100
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 11N75W TO 10N78W TO 14N80W TO 16N77W TO 15N72W TO 11N75W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
11N75W TO 11N77W TO 12N76W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74.5W TO 10.5N75.5W TO 10.5N76.5W TO
11.5N76W TO 11.5N74.5W TO 11N74.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N78W TO 11N79W TO 12N79W TO 13N77W TO 
12N75W TO 09N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.33 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W NE WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N76W TO 11N77W TO 12N77W
TO 13N75W TO 12N73W TO 10N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 10N76W TO 10N78W TO 12N78W TO 
12N77W TO 11N77W TO 10N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 10N77W TO 11N78W TO 14N77W TO
13N74W TO 11N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N77W TO 09N77W TO 11N79W TO 14N77W TO 13N74W 
TO 12N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 10N76W TO 11N77W TO 13N78W TO
12N75W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N74W TO 10N76W TO 11N79W TO 14N79W TO 15N76W 
TO 12N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 23N80W. WITHIN 30N66W TO 30N67W TO 
30N69W TO 31N68W TO 31N63W TO 30N66W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. WITHIN 30N73W TO 28N77W TO 31N77W TO 31N68W TO 30N73W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 25N66W TO 23N80W. WITHIN 
30N44W TO 30N49W TO 29N55W TO 31N53W TO 31N43W TO 30N44W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 29N60W TO 
30N61W TO 30N64W TO 31N67W TO 31N56W TO 29N60W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 25N68W TO 23N80W TO 
28N79W TO 28N69W TO 26N64W TO 25N68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N55W TO 26N80W TO 
31N79W TO 30N64W TO 31N53W TO 29N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 24N50W. WITHIN 29N37W TO 
28N39W TO 29N41W TO 31N38W TO 31N35W TO 29N37W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 29N40W TO 
29N47W TO 29N49W TO 31N49W TO 31N38W TO 29N40W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N35W TO 
20N71W TO 28N78W TO 30N70W TO 31N39W TO 26N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.ATLC WITHIN 22N35W TO 23N39W TO 30N46W TO 31N48W TO 31N35W TO
22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N35W TO 15N41W TO 08N55W TO 29N55W TO
31N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N35W TO 08N55W TO 15N44W TO 19N45W TO
26N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 10N38W TO 07N36W TO 06N51W TO 17N61W TO 19N55W TO
10N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 23N80W TO 18.5N86W TO 16N86.5W. WITHIN 
16N87W TO 17N88W TO 19N87W TO 21N83W TO 16N87W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N83W TO 19N85W TO 20N86W TO 22N87W TO 22N85W 
TO 20N83W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN. WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N66W TO 15N69W TO 16N71W TO
15N74W TO 17N74W TO 15N66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 23N87W TO 24N83W TO
23N82W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N80W TO 23N84W TO 24N84W TO 25N80W TO
23N80W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N95W TO 19N96W TO 20N97W TO 20N96W TO
20N95W TO 19N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.