000
FZNT02 KNHC 160853
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC WED FEB 16 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N74.5W TO 11N75W TO 11N76W TO 11.5N75.5W TO
11.5N74.5W TO 11N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N72W TO 09N78W TO 11N81W TO 14N79W TO 
14N75W TO 11N72W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 
14N71W TO 14N74W TO 15N75W TO 18N73W TO 18N70W TO 14N71W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N75W TO 12N76W TO 12N75W TO
12N74W TO 11N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N64W TO 11N80W TO 15N80W TO 18N72W TO 15N72W 
TO 11N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N64W TO 11N67W TO 09N77W TO 16N80W TO
18N71W TO 13N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...
HIGHEST SW PART.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74.5W TO 11N75W TO 11N75.5W TO 
12N75W TO 11.5N74W TO 11N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N70W TO 11N81W TO 13N82W TO 17N77W 
TO 17N73W TO 11N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS TO 13 FT NEAR
11.5N75.5.W

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 26N63W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N77W. 
WITHIN 21N70W TO 22N78W TO 25N80W TO 30N77W TO 31N55W TO 21N70W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL
PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 26N60W THEN
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 23.5N73W. WITHIN 19N53W TO 07N46W TO 
09N61W TO 31N81W TO 31N43W TO 19N53W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. SHEARLINE FROM 28.5N35W TO
27N45W TO 25.5N65W. WITHIN 26N35W TO 23N39W TO 25N58W TO 30N60W 
TO 31N35W TO 26N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N48W TO 26N76W TO 31N59W TO 25N57W TO 26N35W 
TO 14N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 07N38W TO 06N53W TO 10N61W TO 18N62W TO 19N50W TO
07N38W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.ATLC WITHIN 16N35W TO 18N38W TO 22N41W TO 24N40W TO 25N35W TO
16N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N75W TO 19N77W TO 22N72W TO 20N72W
TO 18N75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N79W TO 20N82W TO 21N85W TO 22N83W TO 22N79W
TO 20N79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 25N96W TO 24N98W TO 28N97W TO 28N96W TO
27N96W TO 25N96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N95W TO 24N98W TO 28N97W TO 29N94W TO
27N93W TO 24N95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 24N98W. CONDITIONS 
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N93.5W TO 22N98W. 
WITHIN 26N94W TO 25N97W TO 28N97W TO 30N94W TO 29N91W TO 26N94W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 23N80W TO 23N84W TO 24N85W TO 25N87W TO
25N83W TO 23N80W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N84W TO 25N88W TO 26N89W TO 28N89W TO
28N88W TO 24N84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.42 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 LEWITSKY NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.