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FZNT02 KNHC 011018
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 20N97W. WITHIN 120 NM NW 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N E 
OF 87W WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.18 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 24N81W. WITHIN 
80 NM NW OF FRONT NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 26N WITHIN 250 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 22.5N79W. N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT TO 64W SW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 20N73W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 200 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 68W W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 18N51W. WITHIN 200 NM N OF FRONT 
N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 16N TO 
22N BETWEEN 51W AND 65W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 15N E OF 72W WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 19N43W. 
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 22N35W TO 21N47W. CONDITIONS 
DESCRIBED BELOW.

.18 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 24N81W EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 61W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 61W WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT NW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N FROM 57W TO 
64W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 15N E OF 69W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 23N WITHIN 400 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 61W WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 09N E OF 46W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 47W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 45W NW TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 81W WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 
68W 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 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 68W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL MONA AND ANEGADA 
PASSAGES. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21.5N80W TO 17N88W. 
NW OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 19N73W TO 18N79W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 16N88W. NW OF FRONT NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT W OF 
85W.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 22N97W. N OF 25N W OF 92W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 20N96W TO 30N89W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE 
FROM 22N97W TO 29N90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN N SWELL. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.