000 FZNT02 KNHC 131020 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SAT FEB 13 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT FEB 13. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 14. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 15. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING.... .COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 17N55W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 44W W TO NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 33 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WIND BELOW GALE FORCE. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .LOW PRES AT 31N78W 990 MB WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT TO 23N80W. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES WELL N OF AREA WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 20N73W. N OF 30N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 21 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WIND BELOW GALE FORCE. ...CARIBBEAN AND ATLANTIC ASHFALL ADVISORY... SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO IN MONTSERRAT AT POSITION 16.7N 62.2W IN LESSER ANTILLES ERUPTED THU AT 1715 UTC. ASH CLOUD REMAINS OVER EASTERN CARIBBEAN TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA AND OVER TROPICAL ATLC FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 55W. MARINERS SHOULD EXERCISES CAUTION AS REDUCED VISIBILITY COULD IMPACT MARINE OPERATIONS. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 17N55W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 58W NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 27 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF FRONT TO 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N35W TO 18N49W TO 17N55W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 50W NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 28 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF FRONT TO 60W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 16N45W. N OF 26N E OF 48W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 55W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW. .ATLC LOW PRES 31N78W 990 MB WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT TO 23N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N W OF 65W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT N OF BAHAMAS. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 20N73W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 45W SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 22N60W TO 19N68W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N FROM 55W AND 75W AND E OF 55W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 16N84W. NW OF FRONT NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 10N83W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 19N68W TO 12N72W. N OF FRONT TO 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO E OF 93W NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF 93W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 25N97W. NW OF FRONT N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.