000
FZNT02 KNHC 201614
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 09N 
E OF 45W. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT E OF 45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 50W AND 59W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 26N35W TO 21N53W AND STATIONARY TO THE VIRGIN 
ISLANDS. N OF 23N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 45W AND 63W W 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
26N W OF FRONT TO 62W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 62W AND 68W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 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. S OF 23N E OF 70W E TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 24N35W TO 21N50W TO 19N64W. 
WITHIN 300 NM SE OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH 
TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 30N BETWEEN 45W 
AND 60W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
10N E OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 10N55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W AND BETWEEN 68W 
AND 75W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 
78W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 78W 
AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 72W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 64W AND 73W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 26N94W 1013 MB WITH WARM FRONT E TO 
25N87W. WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 29N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING WARM FRONT 29N95W TO 28N87W. N OF 
WARM FRONT W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N91W TO 22N97W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 
85W AND 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N89W TO 21N97W. E OF FRONT TO 85W 
N OF 26N S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.