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FZNT02 KNHC 041611
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.36 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 20N68W. N OF 
29N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 25N53W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N65W 
TO 21N75W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 74W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF 76W AND E OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
28N E OF FRONT TO 40W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 22N65W TO 
20N72W. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
16 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 30N WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 KT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E 
OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS 
INCLUDED IN SECTION BELOW.
 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 21N75W. 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 55W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 2ON E OF BAHAMAS TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 20N68W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 
50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 19N67W. N OF 25N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL 
E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS  8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 45W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PORTION.  

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 20N50W TO 10N60W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E 
OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E 
OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N78W TO 11N83W. NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 12N83W. NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18N68W TO 12N82W. NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 90W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 22N. E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 95W SE WINDS 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.