000
FZNT02 KNHC 090920
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC TUE FEB 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING....
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 25N80W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 20N74W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. N OF 
28N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 20 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 22N60W TO 19N68W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 
65W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
21N W OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF LINE 28N35W TO 13N61W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N35W TO 22N55W. N OF 30N W OF 
FRONT TO 50W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF LINE 28N35W TO 12N61W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 28N35W TO 22N45W. N OF 22N E OF 
50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
S OF 22N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.
   
.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 24N W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 540 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 22N W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
22N E OF FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT NEAR 12N73W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N81W TO 16N87W. NW OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 20N74W TO 16N84W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N92W TO 22N97W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 85W S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 95W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.