000
FZNT02 KNHC 141611
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26N92W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
19N96W. WITHIN 150 NM NE AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 25N54W TO 19N66W. N OF 28N 
W OF FRONT TO 57W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 24N46W TO 21N55W THEN
STATIONARY TO 19N65W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 55W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 19N TO 27N W 
OF FRONT 64W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 21N48W. N OF 25N W OF
FRONT TO 44W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 21N TO 25N W OF FRONT TO 55W AND FROM 20N TO 25N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL. N OF 19N E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 13N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 45W NE TO E WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 18N67W TO 15N75W TO 10N82W. W OF 
TROUGH TO 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF TROUGH
TO 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA
NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 10
TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA
NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT
ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W
AND 84W E TO ES WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 82W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA E 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W 
OF 82W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT . SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 92W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER S TEXAS. W OF 90W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26N92W 1007 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
19N96W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT 
OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER 
AREA SE TO S 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 AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.