000
FZNT02 KNHC 181604
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 25N58W TO 19N70W. N OF 24N W OF 
FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 22N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 25N55W TO 18N67W.
N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 67W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF FRONT TO 74W NW
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT
TO LINE FROM 31N77W TO 25N72W TO 19N67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N37W TO 23N47W TO
20N55W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF FRONT TO 65W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 13N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19N70W TO 15N77W THEN 
DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH TO 10N83W. FROM 14N TO 19N W OF FRONT 
TO 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N W OF 
TROUGH N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 18N66W TO 
15N75W TO 10N83W. S OF 20N W OF TROUGH INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 70W
AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W S OF 26N 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 69W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 27N W OF 94W E TO SE
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.