000
FZNT02 KNHC 151027
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC MON FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING..
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N97W.  W OF FRONT  N WIND 25 TO 35 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM E OF 
FRONT  SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO  NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT SE OF AREA.  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 19N69W.  N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 
70W  W WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT TO 76W N OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.  E OF FRONT N OF 
27N  SW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE E OF 55W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS E OF 45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT DISSIPATED.  N OF 27N E OF 50W  NW 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 22N E OF 65W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 26N E OF 40W  NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 
TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 50W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N W OF 73W  SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 23N80W.  N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 70W  SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT  NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 19N69W.  WITHIN 270 
NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N  SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.  W OF 
FRONT N OF 27N  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN AND 55W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 13N E OF 55W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 13N E OF 55W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N FROM 65W TO 70W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 78W  E WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR CARIBBEAN FORECAST  COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 16N85W.  W OF 
FRONT  N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 18N74W TO 15N83W.  W OF 84W N WIND 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  N OF FRONT FROM 80W TO 84W  N WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.