000
FZNT02 KNHC 090332
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT JAN 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 26N83W TO 20N93W TO 19N93W. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO 
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...CARIBBEAN VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO IN
MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W TO 17.5N65W REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM 
ASH CLOUD MAY IMPACT MARINE OPERATIONS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 27N80W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 61W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 28N73W TO 22N76W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 20N70W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 42W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT DISSIPATING 31N35W TO 23N49W THEN STATIONARY TO 
19N64W. N OF 13N E OF 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL HIGHEST N OF 27N. S OF 58N BETWEEN 61W AND 68W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 17N TO 20N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N42W TO 27N42W TO 18N54W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 13N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W 
TO 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S 
OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 19N84W TO 16N87W. NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 10N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL W OF 70W AND LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 70W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST 20N74W TO 12N83W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 
79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 26N83W TO 20N93W TO 19N93W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 17 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N W OF 90W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N BETWEEN 90W TO 95W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 95W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.