000
FZNT02 KNHC 181027
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 24N65W TO 19N69W.  N OF 22N WITHIN 
480 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  N OF 27N W OF FRONT  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 27N W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS AND S 
OF 20N FROM 50W TO 55W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 22N59W TO 17N64W.  N OF 
22N E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL.   
N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 74W  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 18 
FT.  S OF 27N W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE E OF 42W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 27N35W TO 20N55W.  N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 27N  
W OF FRONT TO 65W  W WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 70W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 18N74W TO 09N82W.  NW OF FRONT N WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL.  FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 78W  NE WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FRONTAL TROUGH 18N67W TO 09N82W.  S OF 19N W 
OF TROUGH  N TO NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 78W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH DIFFUSE.  N OF 15N FROM 70W TO 84W  NE 
TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 
82W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.