000
FZNT02 KNHC 251024 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO AND CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 15N88W WITH PRE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 
24N77W TO 13N83.5W. NW OF PRE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 16N TO 24N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 87W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 31N75W 999 MB TO 23N81W. N 
OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 26N62W TO 19N69W. WINDS 
BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 31N75W 999 MB TO 23N81W.  
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 69W S TO SW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT N OF 26N.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 26N62W TO 19N69W. NW 
OF FRONT AND N OF LINE 21N67W TO 30N82W NW WIND 20 TO 30 
KT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N 
OF 28N. N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 57W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 24N55W TO 18N65W.   
N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN  
20 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC LOW PRES 31N55W 1004 MB WITH TROUGH TO SECOND LOW PRES 
NEAR 22N55.5W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH TO 18N59W TO 17N66W. W OF BOTH 
LOWS AND TROUGHS TO 64W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 24N E OF TROUGHS TO 51W SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH TO 50W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N35W TO 1005 MB LOW PRES AT 
27N37W TO 21N55W.  N OF 21N SE OF TROUGH  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 12 FT.  WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW PRES  NE WIND 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 60W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES E OF AREA.  TROUGH FROM 22N35W TO 
20N54W.  N OF 20N E OF 55W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT  
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...E OF 95W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 86W N WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 27.5N83W TO 21N97W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 20N96.5W. NW OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 15N88W WITH PRE FRONTAL 
TROUGH FROM 24N77W TO 13N83.5W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS... 
NW OF TROUGH NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 16N 
E OF TROUGH TO 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18N72W TO 09N80W.  W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF 17N WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.