000
FZNT02 KNHC 240352 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 26N58W TO 27N72W. SE OF FRONT TO LINE 
31N35W TO 25N55W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. N 
OF FRONT E OF 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 69W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW REMAINDER OF 
AREA SE OF LINE 31N35W TO 25N35W TO 17N62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 22N57W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22N67W. N OF 30N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 55W AND 
60W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 
120 NM N OF FRONT W OF 53W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 23N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 21N49W TO 17N62W. N 
OF FRONT W OF 49W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF FRONT TO LINE 28N49W TO 23N62W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW SE OF 
FRONT TO 14N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO 10N W OF 50W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 62W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE AND N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 65W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 45W AND 58W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 55W. NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL S OF 15N. FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 
79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 
17N E OF 81W.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING TEXAS COAST. W OF 87W 
SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 86W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.