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FZNT02 KNHC 232157
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC FRI OCT 23 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 22N76W 1008 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. FROM 25N TO 29N
BETWEEN 64W AND 77W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25N79W 1008 MB. WEAKENING COLD FRONT
JUST NW OF AREA. WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W TO 77W SE TO
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26N80W 1011 MB MERGING WITH WEAKENING
FRONT FROM 31N79W TO LOW. N OF 29N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N E OF 40W E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N E OF 42W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 44W AND 57W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 42W AND 56W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 57W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 63W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W
E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25N90W TO 21N97W 
MOVING SE 13 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 21N88W. W 
OF FRONT TO 90W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
S OF 25N W OF 90W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATING JUST SE OF AREA. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.