000
FZNT02 KNHC 100330
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED FEB 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 12.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING....
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 23N81W. N OF 29N W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N76W. N OF 29N W 
OF FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 57W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 25N54W TO 18N66W. N 
OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 
37 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 25N48W TO 21N57W THEN WEAKENING 
STATIONARY TO 21N69W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 63W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W 
OF FRONT TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 24N AND W TO 65W NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 24N42W
DISSIPATING TO 21N48W. N OF 30N WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT TO 
W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT N OF 28N 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT 
E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF A LINE FROM 31N38W TO 
19N41W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 23N81W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
N OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N76W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT N OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 55W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 25N54W TO 18N66W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 21N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 
74W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 21N E OF FRONT TO 38W S TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT ENTERING YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 14N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 78W AND ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 75W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N76W TO 16N85W. W OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN
67W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 21N89W. W OF FRONT TO 
93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. E OF 96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 26N W OF 90W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 97W FROM 23N TO 28N.S OF 27N E OF 
90W AND SE OF A LINE FROM 27N90W TO 19N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N97W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
21N97W. N OF 22N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 90W AND 97W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.