000
FZNT02 KNHC 160310
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING..
.COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 21N91W TO 18N95W. S OF 23N W OF 94W 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 14N W OF 52W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 
10N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
WINDS E OF 55W. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL E OF 57W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N W OF 50W E TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N80W TO 28N81W. WITHIN 330 NM E OF FRONT N OF 
28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 26N65W TO 20N73W. WITHIN 
330 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF FRONT TO 79W N OF 27N AND W OF FRONT 
TO 69W FROM 24N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 27N54W TO 24N65W TO 
20N70W. SE OF FRONT N OF 26N BETWEEN 43W AND 55W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT N OF 27N W 
TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF 64W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 71W 
N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 24N52W. N OF 
27N E OF 45W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 45W AND 57W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 
70W AND S OF 21N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED OVER FORECAST WATERS. NW 
OF LINE FROM 31N45W 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 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.06 HOUR CARIBBEAN FORECAST COLD FRONT 23N83W TO 17N88W. W OF 
COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N76W TO 14N84W. NW OF FRONT W OF 
83W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 12N83W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT S OF 23N 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 23N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. 
.09 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 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
S OF 24N E OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 90W AND S OF 25N E OF 87W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.