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FZNT02 KNHC 241020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO LOW PRES 25N92.5W 1011 MB TO 19N96W.  
S OF 27N W OF FRONT  NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N80W TO 23N82W TO 18N88W. NW OF 
FRONT...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO 23.5N E OF 89W NW WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT SE OF AREA.  WINDS BELOW GALE 
FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 22N79W.  N OF 28N WITHIN 
150 NM E OF FRONT  S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  N 
OF 29N WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT  NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 26N65W TO 19N68W.  WINDS
BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF MEXICO  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF 90W  NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 14 FT S OF 27N. W OF 90W  WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 16 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST S OF 21N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL S OF 24.5N E OF 87W. N OF 24N W OF 96W SW WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 31N63W 1005 MB WITH TROUGH TO SECOND LOW NEAR 
23.5N63.5W WITH TROUGH EXTENDING TO 20N69W TO 20N72W TO 22N76W. 
WITHIN 180 NM SW QUADRANT OF FIRST LOW S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. N OF 18N AND E OF TROUGH CONNECTING LOW TO 57W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF 
SECOND LOW NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED S OF TROUGH  TO 19N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 1003 MB AT 25N62W WITH TROUGH SW TO 
19N68W.  WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 1007 MB AT 26N51W WITH TROUGH SW TO 
16N62W.  WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW PRES  SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  

.ATLC N OF 29N E OF 48W  W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 31N57W TO 23N50W  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 11N E OF 54W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 50W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N E OF 55W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 31N60W TO 
20N35W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT 28N35W TO 24N55W.  WITHIN 240 NM SE OF 
FRONT  SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 
29N NW OF FRONT TO 45W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 50W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 22N79W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT  NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 
10 FT.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 320 NM E OF FRONT N 
OF 22N  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 26N65W TO 19N68W.  
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 21N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT.  W OF FRONT TO 80W  W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 22N79W TO 14N84W.  NW OF 
OF FRONT  NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT STATIONARY MONA PASSAGE TO 10N80W. 
WITHIN 320 NM NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.