000
FZNT02 KNHC 171615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 26N66W TO 23N72W THEN STATIONARY
TO 21N76W. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 79W NW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 23N62W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N70W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E 
OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 
FT IN SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 22N57W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N64W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 71W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE
W OF FRONT TO 73W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 16N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 16N45W TO 14N50W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 35W.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 16N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21N76W TO 17N81W TO 15N83W. S OF 19N 
W OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N71W TO 15N79W TO 12N83W. S 
OF 19N W OF FRONT TO 85W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM MONA PASSAGE 
TO 15N73W TO 12N84W. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N E OF FRONT TO 69W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 27N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.