000
FZNT02 KNHC 182127
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 20N70W. N OF 25N WITHIN 360 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 72W W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 22N55W TO 18N68W. N OF 
22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N W 
OF FRONT TO 68W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 73 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 28N E OF 60W W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 68W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC SE OF LINE 25N35W TO 12N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 22N35W TO 08N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH 20N70 TO 12N82W. W OF TROUGH N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 83W AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 21N90W TO 27N97W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.