000
FZNT02 KNHC 030322
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN JAN 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 21N75W. W OF FRONT N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 T0 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATL COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 21N75W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNING...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N W OF FRONT E OF 
BAHAMAS NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N 
E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 
29N E OF 50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N AND E OF BAHAMAS WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS E OF 50W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 19N68W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN 
NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 45W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF 
45W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
15N AND E OF BAHAMAS WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 22N E OF 42W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 19N66W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 28 W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 40W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
15N AND E OF BAHAMAS WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 24N76W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N AND E OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST SEAS N OF 22N   

.ATLC S OF 15N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N77W 16N86W. NW OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 19N72W TO 15N83W. NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19N72W TO 14N82W. NW OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 90 S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS YUCATAN CHANNEL
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 T0 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.