000
FZNT02 KNHC 041006
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC MON JAN 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.36 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 20N73W. FROM 
24N TO 29N BETWEEN 56W AND 65W SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 19N69W. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 51W AND 65W SW TO W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 20N67W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N73W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 74W W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF 76W E OF BAHAMAS  
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 38W SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 46W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 
20N75W. E OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS 
INCLUDED IN SECTION BELOW.
 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 22N77W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8  TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N 
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS TO STATIONARY FRONT 
IN PREVIOUS SECTION WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N PART.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 20N73W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...W OF COLD FRONT E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WIND 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 
50W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF FRONT WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 19N69W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 23N W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 
400 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF FRONT WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.ATLC S OF 16N E OF 55W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 61W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19N74W TO 19N84W TO 16N85W. NW 
OF FRONT NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 12N83W. NW OF FRONT 
NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18N74W TO 09N82W. NW OF FRONT 
NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 78W NE TO E WIND 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 74W E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 62W AND COLD FRONT IN ABOVE 
SECTION NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 91W NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 86W AND 
92W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 90W N TO NE WIND 20 T0 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 91W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.