000
FZNT02 KNHC 230155
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 25N93W TO 18N94W. S OF 
27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N73W TO 28N80W. WITHIN 120 NM W 
OF FRONT W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 65W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF 65W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 20N70W. WITHIN 180 NM W 
OF FRONT W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 60W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 22N60W TO 18N66W. WITHIN 
300 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 22N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.ATLC N OF 28N E OF 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 31N68W TO 14N53W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N E OF 55W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 31N60W TO 
13N45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
13N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF LINE 20N35W TO 07N53W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 87W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N81W TO 16N84W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 19N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 24N93W. W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. N OF 27N W OF 93W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...E OF 96W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 20N93W.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.