000
FZNT02 KNHC 030345
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED FEB 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW JUST N OF AREA NEAR 33N76W 1006 MB MOVING NE 15 KT 
WITH WARM FRONT FROM LOW SE TO 28N69W TO 28N59W. COLD FRONT 
EXTENDS FROM LOW SW TO 27N80W. 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 SW 
TO 31N63W TO 21N73W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 57W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 26N55W THEN 
DISSIPATING TO 22N65W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 65W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR FRONT. 

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 27N58W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 28N59W. N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN N 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 52W 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 13 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 78W 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 26N82W TO 21N86W. 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 12 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N95W 1007 MB WITH WARM FRONT TO
30N85W AND COLD FRONT SW TO 23N97W. N OF 27N TO WARM FRONT AND E 
OF COLD FRONT E TO SS WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
S OF WARM FRONT AND E OF COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. N OF 25N W OF COLD FRONT TO 95W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.