Atlantic High Seas Forecast

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FZNT02 KNHC 100848
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED FEB 10 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 12.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING....
.COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 25N80W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 20N72W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 53W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 22N58W TO 18N64W. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 38 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 250 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 NM E 
OF FRONT EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT TO 50W EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 21N W OF 
FRONT TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW 
SWELL. BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNING...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 22N52W STATIONARY TO 20N70W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 62W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 58W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 28N35W TO 22N42W. N OF 22N E OF 
50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N 
E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 22N TO 14N E 
OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N83W TO 19N88W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 20N72W TO 15N83W. N OF 19N W OF 
78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH S OF 28N ALONG 97W. S OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 27N97W 1018 MB. N OF 27N W OF 90W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N97W 1011 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
SW TO 21N97W. NW OF LOW AND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 87W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM LOW CENTER.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.