000
FZNT02 KNHC 051010
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC TUE JAN 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 07.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.30 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 20N74W. N OF 
29N BETWEEN 56W AND 63W W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 20N70W. FROM 
15N TO 19N E OF 50W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N AND E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 15N WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED.  CONDITIONS 
INCLUDED IN SECTION BELOW.
 
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 22N77W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO 
STATIONARY FRONT IN SECTION ABOVE WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 20N73W. N OF 24N W 
OF FRONT NW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL E 
OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N WITHIN 200 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 66W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 20N74W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 200 NM E OF FRONT 
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N 
OF 17N E OF BAHAMAS WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 20N72W. N OF 25N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 25N WITHIN 200 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 17N E OF BAHAMAS WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 20N70W. N OF 
26N W OF FRONT NW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT E OF 
77W. N OF 25N WITHIN 200 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 71W WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 61W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 11N83W. NW OF FRONT 
NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18N75W TO 10N82W. NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N75W TO 10N82W. NW OF 
FRONT NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 74W E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W E TO NE 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N E OF 70W E 
WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF 90W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 93W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$

.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.