000
FZNT02 KNHC 070957
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU JAN 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 22N97W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 21N97W. W OF 90W W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N83W TO 18N94W. S OF 22N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 18.5N68W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 
BAHAMAS. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N 24N WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 
18.5N68W. N TO 29N W OF FRONT TO 51W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 71W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED...CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN 
SECTION BELOW..

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 25N80W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 56W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 63W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 61W WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 61W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 70W AND 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL W OF 79W...LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 
79W. N OF 17N BETWEEN 67.5W AND 71W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT S OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W AND LESS THAN 
8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 75W NE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 22N97W.. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 87W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 21N97W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...N OF FRONT E OF 90W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N83W TO 18N94W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNING...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.