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FZNT02 KNHC 241621
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO LOW NEAR 24N91W 1011 MB TO 18.5N93W. 
S OF 27N W OF FRONT AND W OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 19 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 25N BETWEEN 84W 
AND 90W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 22N78W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 21N76W. WITHIN 150 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 28N68W TO 20N70W. 
WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 31N60W 1004 MB WITH TROUGH TO SECOND LOW NEAR 
23N61W 1005 MB WITH TROUGH TO 20N64W TO20N69W TO 22N77W. WITHIN 
250 NM OF BOTH LOWS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 18N E OF TROUGHS TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N35W TO LOW NEAR 28N43W 1007 MB 
WITH TROUGH TO SECOND LOW NEAR 27N79W 1007 MB WITH TROUGH TO 
20N57W. N OF 20N AND SE OF TROUGHS AND LOWS TO 42W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF TROUGHS AND LOWS E OF 50W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOWS E OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 25N35W TO 20N45W. 
N OF 20N E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL. W OF TROUGH TO 44W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 31N35W TO 30N43W. N OF 20N E 
OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGE WITH 
PARAGRAPH ABOVE. 

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 27N80W. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 22N78W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF FRONT TO 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 21N76W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF FRONT TO 66W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 28N68W TO 20N70W. W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL 
OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST N OF 28N. N OF 21N WITHIN 180 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW 
WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 26N61W TO 20N65W. W 
OF FRONT TO 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. N OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT AND OUTSIDE BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 50W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC SE OF LINE FROM 20N35W TO 20N40W TO 07.5N57W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N E OF 66W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N82W TO 15.5N84W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND LESS THAN 8 FT 
ELSEWHERE. N OF 20N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 15N81W TO 12N84W. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 17N 
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 
MONA PASSAGE TO 15N74W TO 10N80W. S OF 16N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N 
TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 16N TO 20N W OF FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 76W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO LOW NEAR 24N91W 1011 
MB TO 18.5N93W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF 90W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE REMAINDER OF AREA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 28N W OF 85W...HIGHEST S OF 
25N W OF 90W...AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 29N91W TO 22N98W AND W OF 90W 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S 
OF 21N. E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 28N90W TO 21.5N97W AND W OF 
90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST 
S OF 21N. E OF 90W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SE OF LINE FROM 27N83W TO 20N96W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 95W SE TO S 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 LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.