000
FZNT02 KNHC 222219
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE N CENTRAL PORTION 
OF THE AREA. N OF 30N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 30N63W TO 30N70W. N 
OF 30N BETWEEN 44W AND 52W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
16 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.


.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 17N46W. EXCEPT AS
NOTED BELOW WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED JUST E OF AREA. SEE
PARAGRAPH BELOW FOR SEA CONDITIONS

.ATLC N OF 27N BETWEEN 44W AND 68W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
 80W  
IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 46W AND 69W...HIGHEST E OF 58W. S OF 28N 
BETWEEN 42W AND 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN N 
SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 60W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N40W TO 27N60W TO 31N78W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 61W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 30N63W TO 30N70W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT
BETWEEN 41W AND 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN
240 NM S OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 66W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 41W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 
62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 28N55W TO 27N66W. 
WITHIN 270 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM S OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 66W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N43W TO 24N52W TO 
22N65W. WITHIN 210 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 46W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 51W AND 
65W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 20N W OF 50W AND S OF 13N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 15N SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N W OF 44W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 68W EXCEPT SE OF LINE
FROM 12N35W TO 07N43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N W OF 53W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 53W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST E.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 
15N. FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. S OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 
18N W OF 86W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 64W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF 70W AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 
70W. N OF 16N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 90W AND S OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND
90W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.