000
FZNT02 KNHC 252246 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

...CORRECT ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST GALE WARNING BOUNDARY... 

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNINGS...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 21N73W.  N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM 
E OF FRONT  S TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 13 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 19N69W.
WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 28N80W.  N OF 25N  
E OF FRONT TO 65W  SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT.   

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 21N73W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 63W  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT.  N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS.  SEAS 13 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 23N65W TO 19N69W.  
E OF FRONT TO 60W  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.  N OF 
25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST N OF 28N E OF 78W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 22N62W TO 18N66W.  
W OF FRONT TO 63W  NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 
29N W OF 63W  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL 
...HIGHEST SWELL FROM 65W TO 73W.  S OF 27N W OF 65W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM 
E OF FRONT  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE 
N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 50W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 31N49W TO 18N60W. 
N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 65W  W WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N45W TO LOW PRES 27N44W 1004 MB TO SECOND 
LOW PRES 23N48W 1008 MB TO 16N62W.  WITHIN 210 NM OF BOTH LOWS 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N FROM 50W 
TO 60W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 17N E OF 50W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES E OF AREA.  TROUGH FROM 27N35W TO 
20N55W.  N OF TROUGH E OF 40W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 
11 FT IN NE SWELL.  S OF TROUGH TO 20N E OF 50W  SW TO W WIND 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH E OF AREA.  N OF 20N E OF 50W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 28N80W.  EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N S TO SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 
15 FT.  W OF FRONT NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SEAS 
15 FT.  

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

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 94W SE TO S WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 7 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 22N87W.  W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 14 FT.  E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.