000
FZNT02 KNHC 201009
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 26N35W TO 21N55W TO 17N68W. N OF 23N SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 
45W AND 63W W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF FRONT TO 
70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 25N35W TO 21N50W TO 19N63W. N 
OF 23N SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 60W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH TO 68W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 29N E OF 56W W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
18N E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 12N BETWEEN 54W AND 38W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 38W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 23N E OF 65W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 58W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  

.CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16.5N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 63W AND 68W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 24N94W 1014 MB WITH WARM FRONT E TO 
24N90W. WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 23.5N TO 28N BETWEEN 88W AND 95W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 29N95W TO 28N90W TO 26N86W. N OF 
WARM FRONT TO COAST E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED INLAND. WINDS LESS THAN 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.