000
FZNT02 KNHC 180319
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 27N60W TO 19N70W. N OF 22N WITHIN 480 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 15 FT WITH NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 22N62W TO 18N65W. 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 TO 78W W TO NW 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 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N35W TO 22N55W THEN STATIONARY TO 
18N67W. N OF 22N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 67W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 70W 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 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 22N42W TO 11N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF A LINE 22N35W TO 09N55W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 20N69W TO 13N83W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 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 26N97W 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.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.