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FZNT02 KNHC 132218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 25N70W TO 21N77W. N OF 27N WITHIN
240 NM W OF FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
22 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 57W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...CARIBBEAN ASHFALL ADVISORY...
SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO IN MONTSERRAT AT POSITION 16.7N 62.2W IN 
THE LESSER ANTILLES IS STILL PRODUCING EMISSIONS OF VOLCANIC ASH 
OVER THE AREA BOUNDED FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 61W AND 63W. MARINERS
SHOULD EXERCISES CAUTION AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES COULD IMPACT 
MARINE OPERATIONS.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 25N70W TO 21N77W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N 
E OF FRONT TO 52W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 25N57W TO 19N70W. N 
OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 69W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 40W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO
BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST N OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 24N45W.
N OF 28N E OF 57W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.48 HOUR ATLC FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST INLAND THE SE U.S. COAST.
N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.   

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 18N46W. N OF 26N E OF 
46W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST SEAS E OF 39W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E OF 60W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE E OF 40W AND S OF 
27N W OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL 
...HIGHEST N OF 24N E OF 38W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 15N82W TO 12N84W. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N71W TO 15N78W TO 10N82W. W 
OF FRONT TO 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W AND E OF 75W NE TO
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 26N97W. NW OF FRONT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N90W TO 21N97W.
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST
W OF 90W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.