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FZNT02 KNHC 281635 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES E OF AREA AT 28N32W 1006 MB. N OF 25N E OF 40W WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES MOVING S-SE AND WELL E OF AREA. WINDS 
LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 22N E OF 45W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
18N AND SE OF  LINE FROM 31N47W TO 18N61W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 42W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 45W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 18N63W TO 31N47W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 43W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N39W TO 
17N61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 31N35W TO 18N63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 42W. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 24N77W THEN DISSIPATING 
STATIONARY TO 22N80W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 25N84W. N OF 
30N E OF FIRST FRONT TO 55W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 30N NW OF NEW COLD FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE 
NEAR 20N74W. SECOND FRONT DISSIPATED JUST NW OF FIRST FRONT. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 53W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 72W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 20N73W.  
N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 45W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN NW OF LINE 22N80W TO 16N87W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.
S OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.