000
FZNT02 KNHC 271511
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 21N75W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. N OF 25N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 22N55W TO 18N65W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT 
TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 25N50W TO 22N56W. W OF 
FRONT TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. S OF 28N BETWEEN 45W AND 35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 26N80W. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 23N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 28N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 21N75W...EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNING...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT 
E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 60W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 22N62W TO 18N66W. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 45W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 23N84W TO 16N87W. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N75W TO 12N83W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 18N W OF 81W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. S OF 13N W OF 75W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 28N87W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
18N95W. W OF FRONT AND LOW NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.15 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND FRONT E OF AREA. S OF 27N E OF 93W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 92W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT HIGHEST NEAR 26N96W.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.