000
FZNT02 KNHC 091003
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 21N87W. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...CARIBBEAN VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY...
.WITHIN 35 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO IN
MONTSERRAT AT 16.4N 62.1W TO 18.0N 67.OW. REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
FROM ASH CLOUD MAY IMPACT MARINE OPERATIONS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 25N80W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 58W SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 26N72W 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 58W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 20N73W. 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 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 55W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 24N46W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N58W 
TO 18N65W. N OF FRONT E OF 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N E OF 58W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 65W 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N 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 20N E OF 
58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W TO 79W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N77W TO 16N87W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 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 COLD FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 12N80W. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 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 25N80W TO 21N87W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. SE OF LINE FROM 30N85W 
TO 26N86W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 29N91W TO 22N97W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 29N85W TO 25N90W N TO NE 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 GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.