000
FZNT02 KNHC 120344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU FEB 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING....
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 24N56W TO 20N68W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT 
TO 68W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 TO 33 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 25N42W TO 18N62W. N 
OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 52W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 TO 
39 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 26N35W TO 18N45W.
N OF 30N E OF 38W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 25 TO 35 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N80W 998 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO
TO 27N81W. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL N OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
21N74W. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 59W SW 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N90W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
19N94W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 
GALE FORCE.

...CARIBBEAN AND ATLANTIC ASHFALL ADVISORY...
SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO IN MONTSERRAT AT POSITION 16.7N 62.2W IN 
THE LESSER ANTILLES HAS ERUPTED AT 1715 UTC 11 FEBRUARY 2010. 
VOLCANIC ASH MAY BE REACHING THE SURFACE NEAR THE VOLCANO AND 
OVER THE AREA FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 49W AND 65W. MARINERS 
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM DENSE ASH 
CLOUD MAY IMPACT MARINE OPERATIONS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 24N56W TO 20N68W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS... N OF 22N W OF FRONT AND NE OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 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 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 22N42W TO 18N62W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 67W NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT 
TO 35W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 26N35W TO 18N45W.
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 55W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
21N W OF FRONT TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN 
N SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA. N OF 22N W OF 77W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N80W 998 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
27N81W...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 
72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT TO 55W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 16N85W. 
WITHIN 60 NM W OF FRONT TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN  
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 18N64W TO 18N80W. S OF 
TROUGH W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. W OF 84W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 16N86W. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW NEAR 27N96W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
21N98W. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS AN 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N90W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
19N94W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 87W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N W OF 90W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 88W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 24N.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.