000
FZNT02 KNHC 022217
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC TUE FEB 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32N79W 1007 MB MOVING NE 15 KT 
WITH WARM FRONT FROM LOW SE TO 27N73W TO 27N65W. COLD FRONT 
EXTENDS FROM LOW SW TO 28N81W. N OF 27N E OF COLD FRONT TO 
WARM FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF COLD
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF WARM FRONT 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL NE OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT
TO EXTEND SW TO 31N67W TO 22N75W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 78W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 57W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 26N58W THEN 
DISSIPATING TO 23N63W TO 21N69W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 62W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
FRONT. 

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 27N51W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 27N65W. N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 16N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 17N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 17N 
TO 22N BETWEEN 58W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS NE TO E WINDS
TO 20 KT EXCEPT E OF 70W E TO SE. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N
BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 21N87W. N OF FRONT
N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N97W TO 20N96W. N OF 21N W OF
88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 23N W OF 94W. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N94W 1007 MB WITH WARM FRONT TO
EXTEND TO 30N89W AND COLD FRONT SW TO 21N97W. N OF 27N TO WARM
FRONT AND E OF COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF WARM FRONT AND E OF COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.