000
FZNT02 KNHC 282220
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 23N65W TO 20N74W.  N OF 28N E OF  
FRONT TO 60W  S TO SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  GALE CONDITIONS MOVED N OF AREA.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 30N87W 1003 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
21N90W.  WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES CENTER  WIND 25 
TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 21N87W.  N OF 25N  
E OF 87W  W TO NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 23N65W TO 20N74W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
ATLC WARNING...W OF FRONT TO 78W  NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 
15 FT  E OF BAHAMAS.  FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT TO 62W  S TO SW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 19N66W.  N OF 22N W OF 
FRONT TO 78W  W WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 30N.  N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 55W  S TO SW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 22N61W TO 18N66W.  N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 75W  W WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 50W   
S TO SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 22N55W.  N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 68W  W WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 17 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 70W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  N OF 22N E OF FRONT  S TO SW WIND 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N35W TO 27N47W.  E OF TROUGH S TO SW WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS 11 FT.  FROM 17N TO FRONT E OF 44W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.  N OF FRONT  NW WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH DIFFUSE.  N OF 22N E OF 50W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  CONDITIONS MERGE WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 22N E OF 60W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 22N E OF 60W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 23N W OF 70W  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT N OF BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT  20N74W T0 10N83W.  NW OF FRONT  NW TO N 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST   WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  SECOND COLD FRONT 22N84W TO 16N86W.  N OF 20N 
E OF 82W  NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN N WELL. S OF 28N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 29N W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 29N95W 1007 MB TRAIL COLD FRONT SW TO 
21N96W. W OF LOW AND FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF 
LOW AND FRONT TO 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...N 
OF 22N W OF 89W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 
88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...W 
OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. E OF 85W SW 
TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON/BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.