000
FZNT02 KNHC 010335
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI JAN 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 20N97W. W OF FRONT TO 23N 
W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 24N81W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N75W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
N SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 65W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 65W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 KT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 58W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W 20N70W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
25N E OF FRONT TO 48W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 48W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 29N35W TO 20N45W TO 17N61W. N OF FRONT E OF 50W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
21 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 65W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 23N35W TO 15N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 
15N61W. N OF FRONT E OF 40W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 23N BETWEEN 40W AND 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N BETWEEN 
40W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N35W TO 
18N50W. N OF 28N E OF 43W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 48W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 
FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 70W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT ACROSS THE ATLC 
PASSAGES IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 82W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 19N72W TO 13N82W. N 
OF 17N W OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 23N98W. NW 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 29N93W TO 24N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 29N89W TO 21N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 28N83W TO 20N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 

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

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.