000 FZNT02 KNHC 170349 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED FEB 17 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 19. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20N70W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 54W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 24N64W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N71W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 43W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N61W TO 20N74W. COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N78W. N OF 25N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 24N BETWEEN FRONTAL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 210 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20N70W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 52W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 150 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N E OF 73W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 24N64W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N71W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N WITHIN 250 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL... HIGHEST NE PART. W OF FRONT TO 64W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 31N45W TO 25N54W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 39W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SW WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 39W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 31N35W TO 27N43W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .ATLC S OF 13N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 13N TO 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF LINE FROM 14N43W TO 07N57W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 14N TO 27N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .ATLC N OF 24N E OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO 24N39W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE. .ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N79W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 22N77W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 64W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 20N65W. N OF 22N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SW WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 43W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 72W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 72W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH PARAGRAPH BELOW. .CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 20N74W TO 18N78W TO 14N83W. COLD FRONT FROM 22N79W TO 17N88W. W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL W OF COLD FRONT AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 15N80W TO 12N84W. S OF 18N AND NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATING FROM MONA PASSAGE TO 15N75W TO 10N83W. S OF 17N AND NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF FRONT TO 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO SE OF LINE FROM 26N83W TO 20N97W AND W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 90W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 26N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.