000
FZNT02 KNHC 051610
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED JAN 05 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 07.

.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N78W. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 76W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N35W TO 26N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 26N60W. W 
OF FRONT TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 50W AND N OF 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 22N E OF 55W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 
FROM 07N TO 16N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N AND N OF 15N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N 
E OF 55W AND N OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 29N81W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 68W SW 
TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
74W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 29N81W. N OF 26N W OF 65W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 29N77W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N78W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 
LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 67W AND N OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 
75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
15N72W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N88W TO 26N97W. SE 
OF FRONT TO 28N E OF 90W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 24N97W. SE OF FRONT 
TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. NW OF FRONT   
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N81W TO 21N90W. NW OF FRONT E OF 
90W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. N OF 28N E OF 86W W TO 
NW WINDS 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 GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.