000
FZNT02 KNHC 281459
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 2.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N40W TO 1013 MB LOW PRES 24N41W TO 20N44W. N OF 
23N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 
20N W OF TROUGH TO 50 W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT. FROM 09N TO 24N 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 24N BETWEEN 
65W AND 76W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVE N OF AREA. TROUGH 31N39W TO 20N43W. N 
OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 15N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N40W TO 25N42W. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH 
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 16N E OF 61N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 30N81W N OF 30N E OF 
FRONT TO 71W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 27N74W. N OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 75 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 25N91W TO 18N94W. W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.