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FZNT02 KNHC 062216
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 08.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 26N97W. W OF 92W AND NW 
OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N83W TO 22N94W TO 18N94W. S OF 
24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT S OF 
21N W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 23N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N72W. N 
OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL... HIGHEST E OF 73W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
24N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 62W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E 
OF 50W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 24N57W THEN STATIONARY TO 
19N64W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
AND E OF BAHAMAS TO 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N E OF 68W. N OF 24N WITHIN 120 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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 COLD FRONT DISSIPATING 31N36W TO 22N55W. N OF 
30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 11N E OF 53W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 10N E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 28N80W. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 
70W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 62W AND 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 29N BETWEEN 62W AND 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 19N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 80W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W TO 80W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N BETWEEN 67W AND 
75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 
70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W TO 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N BETWEEN 
70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S 
OF 16N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 20N INCLUDING BAY OF CAMPECHE E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 26N97W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 
26N E OF FRONT TO 86W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N83W TO 22N94W TO 18N94W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. 

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

$$

.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.