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FZNT02 KNHC 261021
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 25N63W TO 19N69W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 75W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO LOW NEAR 28N75W 
1004 MB THEN SW TO 22N79W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N87W 1007 MB WITH 
COLD FRONT SW TO 21N90W. WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 25N63W TO 19N69W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 55W S TO SW WIND 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 77W
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N E OF BAHAMAS.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 24N60W TO 19N67W. N 
OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 52W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 24N57W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 17N63W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 80W W TO NW 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELLS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 26N52W
THEN STATIONARY TO 21N57W. N OF 29N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC LOW JUST E OF AREA NEAR 30N34W 999 MB WITH TROUGH FROM
LOW TO 21N40W TO 20N52W. WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE OVER FORECAST
WATERS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N 
FROM BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL E OF AREA. ASSOCIATED TROUGH 
FROM 23N35W TO 21N48W. N OF TROUGH E OF 40W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF TROUGH TO 20N AND E OF 
50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 50W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED E OF AREA. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF
47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO LOW NEAR 28N75W 1004 
MB THEN SW TO 22N79W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 22N E OF
FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BETWEEN FRONT
AND BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 19N69W TO 11N79W. N OF 15N W OF FRONT
TO 83W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N87W 1006 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
21N90W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE 
OF LOW PRES  WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT TO 93W WINDS NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED E OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 26N83W TO 
21N87W. N OF FRONT TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 28N BETWEEN 93W TO 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.