000
FZNT02 KNHC 031005
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 21N69W. W OF FRONT N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 68W W WINDS 30 T0 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATL COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 21N69W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNING...N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 25N W OF FRONT TO 
THE BAHAMAS WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 24N WITHIN 400 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 58W WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 20N69W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N WITHIN 400 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 52W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 20N67W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 72W W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 77W E OF BAHAMAS WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 400 NM E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 17N E OF 45W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 20N72W. FROM 24N TO 
30N WITHIN 200 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WIND 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE 
FROM 20N72W TO 31N58W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 21N77W. N OF 25N 
WITHIN 200 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN 
NW SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS. 

.ATLC S OF 11N E OF 53W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 61W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 61W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 50W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 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 E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 71W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N75W 16N84W. NW OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 19N74W TO 15N83W. NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19N72W TO 09N82W. NW OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 90W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 T0 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 90W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 90W NW TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.