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FZNT02 KNHC 281612
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 10N76W TO 11N78W TO 13N77W TO 14N76W TO 12N73W TO 10N76W 
NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
10N66W TO 12N73W TO 11N84W TO 18N82W TO 18N63W TO 10N66W...INCLUDING
THE WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N65W TO 09N76W TO 11N84W TO 17N84W TO
17N68W TO 12N65W...INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT..EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 13N76W TO 12N74W TO 11N74W TO 
11N76W TO 12N77W TO 13N76W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT
WITHIN 13N75W TO 11N76W TO 10N78W TO 13N81W TO 15N78W TO 13N75W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N75W TO 11N74W TO 11N76W TO 12N76W TO
13N75W TO 12N75W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N69W TO 11N70W TO 11N73W TO 10N78W TO 
13N79W TO 18N69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 57W AND 76W... 
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS TO 57W...AND 8 FT W OF 
THE BAHAMAS TO 76W. WITHIN 18N65W TO 18N54W TO 15N55W TO 11N59W 
TO 15N61W TO 18N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N55W TO 14N60W TO 18N63W TO 19N67W TO 
21N63W TO 22N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN DECAYING 
N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N53W TO 18N65W TO 19N47W TO 23N35W TO 
07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N46W TO 15N45W TO 18N40W TO 
16N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN DECAYING 
NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N48W TO 10N47W TO 14N44W TO 
11N39W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN DECAYING 
NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 16N86W TO 16N88W TO 17N88W TO 18N86W TO 17N86W
TO 16N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N86W TO 16N88W TO 17N88W TO 18N86W TO 
17N86W TO 16N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N87W TO 22N90W TO 
23N90W TO 23N89W TO 23N87W TO 22N87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N92W TO 19N92W TO 19N93W TO 20N93W
TO 21N93W TO 20N92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 
28N91W THEN WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES NEAR 27N93W 1015 MB. COLD 
FRONT TO EXTEND FROM THE LOW PRES TO 24N95W AND TO 21N97W. 
WITHIN 28N96W TO 25N96W TO 21N97W TO 25N98W TO 28N97W TO 28N96W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 29N90W THEN 
WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES NEAR 29N92W 1014 MB. COLD FRONT TO EXTEND 
FROM THE LOW PRES TO 25N93W AND TO 18N95W. WITHIN 28N95W TO 
24N95W TO 19N96W TO 24N98W TO 28N97W TO 28N95W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 
60 NM OF COAST W OF 90W. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 
60 NM OF COAST W OF 90W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.