000
FZNT02 KNHC 101014
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SUN JAN 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 26N70W TO 21N75W. W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 58W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 31N67W. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW TO 20N70W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT 
TO 60W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N E OF 
60W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 20N65W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS TO 77W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 21N75W TO 14N83W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N74W TO 11N81W. NW OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 18N68W TO 11N80W. NW OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E OF FRONT TO 72W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF LINE 29N93W TO 22N97W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 28N84W TO 20N95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.