000
FZNT02 KNHC 281019
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SUN FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 22N80W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
75W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN
300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 25N63W TO 19N69W.
N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS MOVED N OF AREA.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N88W 1004 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO
18N92W. WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 24N52W TO 18N62W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT 
TO 38W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  W OF FRONT 
TO 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 24N43W.  N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 38W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.  FROM 19N TO 27N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA.  N OF 20N E OF 40W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 22N80W. EXCEPT A NOTED IN WARNINGS... 
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS.
FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT TO 62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 25N63W TO 19N69W.
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 23N TO 27N E OF FRONT TO 
52W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 
29N. N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W AND 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN 72W
AND 80W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 25N61W TO 19N66W.
N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 25N55W TO 21N58W.
N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 68W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 
40W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 16N87W. N OF 15N W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 19N69W TO 15N73W. S OF 15N W 
OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 14N E OF 76W NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 88W NW TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST INLAND TEXAS COAST. N OF 20N W 
OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N94W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT S TO
21N97W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
21N E OF FRONT TO 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N88W 1004 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO
18N92W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND
LOW SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.