000
FZNT02 KNHC 191019
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 21N60W TO 18N66W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 
52W AND 65W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.12 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT 31N35W TO 21N56W TO 17N68W. N 
OF 27N WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 
TO 16 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS SHIFTED NE OF AREA. WINDS BELOW 
GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 21N60W TO 18N66W. N OF 24N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N W OF FRONT 
TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT 31N35W TO 21N56W TO 17N68W.
EXCEPT AS NOTE IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. N OF 30N W OF 
FRONT TO 63W W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 68W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF FRONT TO 72W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N35W TO 23N45W TO 19N61W. N OF 
23N SE OF FRONT E OF 41W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 61W W WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT 
TO 63W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 27N E OF 50W W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 
60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 10N57W TO 18N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC SE OF LINE 12N35W TO 11N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
ABOVE...ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH 18N66W TO 16N71W TO 10N82W. N OF 
TROUGH TO 20N BETWEEN 67W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
35 TO 30 KT NEAR MONA AND WINDWARD PASSAGES. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 
20N W OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 85W. S OF TROUGH TO 10N W OF 68W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 84W AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO SW OF LINE 21N88W TO 26N96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 25N88W TO 24.5N91W TO 26N97.5W. 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 25N88W TO 28N91W TO 30N96W. N OF 
FRONT W OF 89W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.