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FZNT02 KNHC 311615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT OCT 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT OCT 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON NOV 02.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1002 MB NEAR 30N47W. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS FROM 90 NM TO 150 NM NW QUADRANT NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS BUILD 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1003 MB 31N49W. WINDS LESS THAN GALE 
FORCE OVER FORECAST WATERS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 19N93W. S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 18N94W. S OF 20N W 
OF 94W LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N82W TO 18N94W. S OF 
20N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COMPLEX LOW PRES 1002 MB NEAR 30N46W. COLD FRONT FROM LOW 
PRES TO TO 23N50W TO 20N65W TO 22N73W. N OF FRONT TO 72W N TO NE 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SE TO S 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N 
E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW PRES 1003 MB NEAR 19N55W TO 23N65W. NW OF FRONT TO 74W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N E OF 45W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 
FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH 
FROM LOW PRES TO 26N60W. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 20N E OF 55W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF TROUGH TO 50W  
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. W OF TROUGH TO 
75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 08N E OF 50W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...COLD FRONT 30N86W 
TO 18N93W. W OF FRONT  N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 
FRONT TO 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 21N WITHIN 
270 NM NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM NW 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.