000
FZNT02 KNHC 141017
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 22N60W TO 19N66W. N OF 28N 
W OF FRONT TO 63W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. S OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 40W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 
40W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 20N55W. N OF 28N W 
OF FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 70W WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 21N50W. N OF 25N E 
OF 42W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 62W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 63W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 18N67W TO 10N82W. W OF TROUGH TO 
84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E OF TROUGH TO 
70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 21N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13. W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT . SEAS TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N93W 1008 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW 
CENTER TO 20N98W. E OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT N OF 26N. N OF 27N W OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT 
TO 90W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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.