000
FZNT02 KNHC 031616
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...NONE...

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATL COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 21N65W TO 20N75W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE 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. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E 
OF 55W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST SEAS NE PORTION OF AREA. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 22N65W TO 20N72W. W OF 
FRONT N OF 29N BETWEEN 52W AND 70W W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 20 KT IN NW SWELL N OF 22N E OF 70W AND 8 TO 12 FT REMAINDER 
OF AREA. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 39W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 21N77W. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 52W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 61W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 20N45W 10N58W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 20N46W TO 10N60W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 10N E OF 
40W. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WIND 20 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 20N72W TO 15N83W. NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 13N82W. NW OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NE TO E WIND TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 T0 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 90W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 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.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.