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FZNT02 KNHC 012216
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 18N94W. S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.   
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.06 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 24N81W. N OF 
27N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 20N70W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 54W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 16N50W. 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 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.

.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT NW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 65W S 
TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 
65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
23N FROM 54W TO 65W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 19N68W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 42W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 60W WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 10N 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 72W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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.

.12 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 19N87W N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 17N88W. NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.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 EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 20N96W TO 29N89W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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.