000
FZNT02 KNHC 271505
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN FEB 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 26N41W TO 25N37W TO 
20N37W TO 11N50W. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 54W NE WINDS 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 54W AND FROM 11N TO  22N BETWEEN 54W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 56W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N40W TO 23N40W TO 18N45W. N OF 24N E 
OF TROUGH S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 50W AND FROM 09N TO 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 66W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 
55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N41W TO 17N45W. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 
53W AND 65W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 30N81W N OF 30N E OF 
FRONT TO 69W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 19N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 21N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N94W TO 24N97W N OF 24N BETWEEN 
88W AND 93W  SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 19N93W. WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.