000
FZNT02 KNHC 131618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED JAN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 27N72W MOVING E 25 KT. N OF 27N 
W OF FRONT TO 73W NW TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 58W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 24N54W TO 18N62W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 64W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 69W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 22N44W TO 19N58W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 58W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND
74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 26N50W TO 23N58W TO 
19N69W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED 
ABOVE WITH COLD FRONT.  

.ATLC S OF 14N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS  TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 75W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 20N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN
63W AND 83W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 90W SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST INLAND THE S TEXAS COAST NEAR 27N98W 
1009 MB. W OF 89W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N OF 27N E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N PART.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.