000
FZNT02 KNHC 251550
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 21.5N76W. N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 24N64W TO 19N68W. 
WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 21.5N76W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 24N64W TO 19N68W. 
N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. W OF FRONT AND NE OF LINE FROM 28N80.5W TO 20N70W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
28N E OF 78W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 24N61W TO 19N66W. W 
OF FRONT TO 65W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF 65W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N WITHIN 120 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 31N51W TO 17N63W. 
N OF 29N W OF 64W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 73W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E OF LINE 
FROM 29N76W TO 20N70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.

.ATLC LOW PRES 30N54W 1008 MB WITH TROUGH TO SECOND LOW PRES 
23N50W 1008 MB TO 19N55W TO 16N63W. WITHIN 210 NM OF BOTH LOWS 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 
50W AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES E OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 27N35W TO 
27N42W. N OF TROUGH E OF 42W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 20N TO TROUGH E OF 40W SW TO W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E 
OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH E OF AREA. N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 11N83W. W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 18N E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 18N66W TO 12N75W. 
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 18N74W TO 10N83W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO SE OF LINE FROM 28N89W TO 21N97W AND W OF 89W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 89W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 24N95W TO 21N97W. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N84W TO LOW 27N86W 1007 MB 
TO 18N94W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.