000
FZNT02 KNHC 172145
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 20N72W. N OF 22N WITHIN 480 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 22N65W TO 19N69W. N OF 
22N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT. S OF 27N W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 22N55W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 18N65W. N OF 22N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 68W W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 73W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 22N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF A LINE 22N35W TO 10N55W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 21N74W TO 13N83W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 63W AND 
78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 20N67W TO 10N82W. S OF 19N W OF 
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 84W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 27N97W TO 21N91W 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.