000
FZNT02 KNHC 260400
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNINGS...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 20N70W.  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 31N74W TO 26N80W.  N OF 26N  
E OF FRONT TO 70W  SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 1005 MB NEAR 28N86W.  
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE  WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES E OF AREA. WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.    

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 19N69W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 61W  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT.  N OF 24N W OF FRONT NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS.  SEAS 11 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 24N65W 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 31N56W TO 22N59W TO 17N63W.  
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 31N48W TO 20N57W. 
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 31N28W TO LOW PRES 30N40W 1003 MB TO 20N55W TO 
16N62W.  WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW PRES  WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 
12 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N FROM 50W TO 60W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 50W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES E OF AREA.  TROUGH FROM 23N35W TO 
21N48W.  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 31N74W TO 26N80W.  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 18N72W TO 10N80W.  W OF FRONT  NW TO 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SEAS 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 18N63W TO 12N71W. 
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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES NEAR 28N86W WITH COLD FRONT TO 
21N90W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE 
OF LOW PRES  WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT TO 93W  WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT  SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.  REMAINDER GULF NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES E OF AREA.  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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 28N E OF 93W  W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 28N FROM 93W TO 97W  WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.