000 FZNT02 KNHC 171028 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED FEB 17 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED FEB 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 19. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N52W TO 20N70W. N OF 29N E OF TROUGH TO 55W S TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N52W TO 20N70W. COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 20N74W. N OF 26N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN FRONTAL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 210 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 78W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 23N62W STATIONARY TO 20N70W. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 31N42W TO 22N59W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 40W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .ATLC S OF 11N E OF 53W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 55W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 52W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF LINE S OF 15N E OF 52W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 14N TO 27N E OF 43W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS 3 PART. .ATLC N OF 24N E OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO 24N39W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE. .ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 21N75W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 64W SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 20N65W. N OF 22N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 43W SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 72W E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF 72W E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH PARAGRAPH BELOW. .CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 16N83W TO 14N83W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18N71W TO 14N79W TO 12N82W. S OF 18N W OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATING FROM MONA PASSAGE TO 15N75W TO 12N83W. S OF 15N W OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 14N E OF FRONT TO 72W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 94W SE 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.