000
FZNT02 KNHC 220306
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 22N35W TO 18N68W. S OF TROUGH TO 15N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N E 
OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 64W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DIFFUSE. S OF 20N E OF 57W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 28N E OF 58W 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 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 58W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT N OF 29N W OF 75W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 25N81W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 20N74W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
300 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 63W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF 84W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N96W TO 25N97W. N OF 22N E OF 90W 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 22N87W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 25N W OF 90W E 
WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.