000
FZNT02 KNHC 080346
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI JAN 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI JAN 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.COLD FRONT 31N86W TO 25N95W TO 22N97W. W OF 93W AND W OF FRONT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 20N93W TO 18N94W. S OF 
21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 23N59W THEN STATIONARY TO 19N64W. N 
OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 62W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL HIGHEST N OF 27N E OF 70W. 
N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING 30N35W TO 23N50W. N OF 
16N E OF 64W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL 
HIGHEST N OF 29N. S OF 28N BETWEEN 64W AND 67W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 18N TO 22N E OF 63W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 55W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N80W TO 30N81W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 27N80W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 64W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 26N74W TO 22N78W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N 
OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 63W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL N OF 28N AND LESS THAN 8 FT S OF 28N.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 74W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 
TO 30 KT NEAR MONA PASSAGE. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT 
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E 
OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
E SWELL. S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 19N83W TO 16N86W. NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 11N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL. S OF 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 31N86W TO 25N95W TO 22N97W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 26N82W TO 20N93W TO 18N94W. 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 
WARNINGS S OF 25N W OF 90W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
IN N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 90W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF 
90W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

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

$$

.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.