000
FZNT02 KNHC 072159
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N89W TO 25N95W TO 23N97W. W OF 
93W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N83W TO 22N94W TO 19N94W. S OF 
24N W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 23N60W THEN STATIONARY TO 19N64W. N 
OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL HIGHEST N OF 27N E OF 70W. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 13N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING 31N38W TO 23N50W. N OF 
12N E OF 69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL 
HIGHEST N OF 25N E OF 60W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 18N E OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 18N TO 29N BETWEEN 
50W AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 13N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 29N80W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 
TO 69W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 28N74W TO 23N79W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 
78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 14N BETWEEN 
70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 10N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W AND LESS THAN 8 FT E 
OF 70W. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N83W TO 18N88W. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 11N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 
11N TO 15N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN E SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N91W TO 26N97W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 
89W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N89W TO 25N95W TO 23N97W. EXCEPT
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 88W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N83W TO 22N94W TO 19N94W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN
WARNING S OF 24N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 24N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.