000
FZNT02 KNHC 212129
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SUN FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 22N35W TO 18N68W. S OF TROUGH TO 15N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N 
E OF 58W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 60W W WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 
65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DIFFUSE. S OF 20N E OF 58W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 28N E OF 60W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 55W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 26N80W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 480 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF 84W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N87W TO 19N95W. N 
OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 
29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF AREA. 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.