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FZNT02 KNHC 152218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING..
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 23N93W TO 19N97W. NW OF FRONT S OF 
25N W OF 95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 14N W OF 55W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 
10N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
WINDS E OF 52W. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT IN NW E 
OF 57W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 21N77W. N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23 FROM 60W TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 20N70W. N OF 24N E 
OF FRONT TO 45W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
77W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 28N46W THE STATIONARY TO 25N61W 
THEN DISSIPATING TO 20N70W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W AND S OF 
20N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 24N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED OVER FORECAST WATERS. NW 
OF LINE FROM 31N48W TO 24N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 59W AND S OF 20N E OF 
50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
N PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N E 
OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF 66W.

.12 HOUR CARIBBEAN FORECAST N OF 19N W OF 85W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N77W TO 15N84W. NW OF FRONT W OF 
84W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 19N74W TO 11N82W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT N OF 
25N W OF 92W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 
23N TO 26N E OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.