000
FZNT02 KNHC 220345
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 22 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 24N45W THEN WEAKENING TO 19N60W. N OF 
28N W TO FRONT TO 45W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST N OF AREA. N OF 30N BETWEEN
50W AND 65W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 29N65W TO 30N79W.
N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 43W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.


.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 24N45W THEN WEAKENING TO 
19N60W...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO A 
LINE FROM 31N61W TO 23N53W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
21N W OF FRONT TO 62W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 19N BETWEEN 62W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 24N38W TO 19N49W. N
OF 26N W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N54W TO 26N40W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. N OF
24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT 
FROM 19N TO 23N NE 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...
HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 18N47W. W 
OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N43W TO 26N59W TO 20N71W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED E OF AREA. CONDITIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW COLD FRONT DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 61W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 61W AND 69W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT JUST N OF AREA. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N BETWEEN 43W AND 69W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 29N65W TO 30N79W.
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 65W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT TO 69W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
TO 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO  12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 28N55W TO 27N67W TO
29N76W. WITHIN 300 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 57W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF FRONT TO 65W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 71W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 65W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 19N W OF 47W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 15N
E OF 47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N W OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 61W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W AND S OF
15N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W AND S OF 
14N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.