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FZNT02 KNHC 231641
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 25N95W TO 22N98W. S OF 
27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N83W TO 25N90W TO 18N94W. S OF 
26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 22N76W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 84W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 28N80W. N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 25N61W TO 19N66W. N OF 
22N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED 
IN PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.ATLC N OF 29N E OF 55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 31N64W TO 15N50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 50W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 45W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 31N55W TO 13N40W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 13N E OF 55W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 29N35W TO 24N55W. WITHIN 240 NM SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT, SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W 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 CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 21N78W TO 13N83W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS W 
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS NW OF FRONT W OF 
90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF 91W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N W OF 91W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
S OF 26N BETWEEN 87W AND AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.