000
FZNT02 KNHC 231009
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 30N73W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 55W SW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 27N65W TO 29N74W. N 
OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 45W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF AREA BOUNDED BY 31N38W 
TO 26N55W TO 31N75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT TO 
65W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 25N60W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 30N80W. N OF 25N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 
55W AND 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF FRONT BETWEEN 65W AND 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 22N55W TO 
24N70W. N OF 27N WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT E OF 55W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 23N91W TO 18N93W. E OF TROUGH TO 88W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.