000
FZNT02 KNHC 061008
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED JAN 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 08.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 20N74W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 65W 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N90W TO 25N97W. W OF 92W AND NW 
OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N83W TO 24N94W TO 21N96W. S OF 
24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 19N67W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 24N W OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N E OF 
75W. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 47W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
27N. FROM 15N TO 18N E OF 47W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 19N69W N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 78W AND E OF BAHAMAS NW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 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 25N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 57W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 19N68W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL... HIGHEST E OF 73W. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 71W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 62W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 19N69W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 49W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF A LINE FROM 
27N80W TO 31N73W SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 14N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N E OF 61W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN NW OF A LINE FROM 12N83W TO 19N78W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W 
AND 77W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W E 
TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W NE WIND 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 
75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 15N E 
OF 70W E WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE WIND 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 80W. NE TO E 
WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 25N BETWEEN 83W AND 
90W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N90W TO 25N97W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 
26N E OF FRONT TO 85W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N83W TO 24N94W TO 21N96W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
13 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.