000
FZNT02 KNHC 221455
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 25N95W TO 21N97W. S OF 
25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N82W TO 25N92W TO 19N95W. S OF 
25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT 22N35W TO 20N50W TO 17N63W. N 
OF 28N E OF 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 13N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E OF 55W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 28N E OF 50W W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 11N E 
OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 45W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 
TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 10N E OF 50W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 20N70W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 26N97W. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS NW OF FRONT W OF 
90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.