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FZNT02 KNHC 092200
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT 
IN N SWELL. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...CARIBBEAN VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY...
.WITHIN 10 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO IN
MONTSERRAT AT 16.4N 62.1W TO 17.0N 65.5W. REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
FROM ASH CLOUD MAY IMPACT MARINE OPERATIONS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 23N79W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 54W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 25N68W TO 20N72W. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 48W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 24N65W TO 
20N68W. W OF FRONT TO 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 56W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 49W AND 56W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 
49W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 15N SE OF LINE FROM 31N54W TO 29N54W TO 20N64W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 18N BETWEEN 52W AND 57W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF LINE FROM 
31N40W TO 28N40W TO 18N52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 49W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 16N BETWEEN 49W AND 57W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 18N TO 28N 
E OF 49W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N82W TO 20N86W TO 16N89W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N76W TO 15N83W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 10N83W. N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 13N 
E OF FRONT TO 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W TO 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 78W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N 
BETWEEN 68W TO 78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS ELSEWHERE S OF 25N N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 94W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 90W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 24N E OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.