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FZNT02 KNHC 271015
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT FEB 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 22N79W. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 25N61W TO 
18N67W. N OF 28N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 24N58W TO 18N63W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 
27N E OF FRONT TO 47W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 26N50W THEN STATIONARY
TO 20N56W. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 63W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 38W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENING JUST E OF AREA. N OF 25N E OF 
39W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 19N TO
25N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N BETWEEN 44W AND 50W.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N W OF 77W AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 
65W AND 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL
N OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 22N79W. EXCEPT AS NOTED
IN WARNINGS...S OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 63W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 25N61W TO 18N67W.
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 77W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 50W  
S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 61W AND 72W INCLUDING THE
MONA PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N83W TO 16N88W. W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N79W TO 15N84W. NW OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 18N67W 12N75W. S OF 17N
W OF FRONT TO 84W N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 75W.  

.LOW NEAR 29N91W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 23N97W. W OF FRONT
AND LOW NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N86W 1009 MB WITH FRONT TO NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA. S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 96W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. E OF 88W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. BETWEEN 88W AND 92W N WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 92W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.