000
FZNT02 KNHC 280341
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N40W TO LOW PRES 23N40W 1010 MB TO 20N43W. N 
OF 22N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
N OF 20N WITHIN 470 NM W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. FROM 09N TO 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E 
OF 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 
23N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N39W TO LOW PRES 29N39W 1010 MB TO 
18N43W. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. N OF 25N WITHIN 390 NM W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 11N TO 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 50W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 11N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF AREA. TROUGH 31N41W TO 20N42W. 
N OF 25N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
S OF 20N E OF 61N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 27N80W. N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 75 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 19N W 
OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 10N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...TO 30 NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N90W TO 21N96W TO 18N94W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 21N88W. S OF 
21N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.