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FZNT02 KNHC 142159
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N88W 1007 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
19N93W. WITHIN 180 NM NE AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N87W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT SSW TO 
21N88W. WITHIN 180 NM E AND S QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 19N64W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 61W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
19N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 23N46W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N61W. NW OF FRONT TO 52W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 
65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 19N50W. N OF FRONT 
TO 58W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
22N BETWEEN 58W AND BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 75W SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 13N E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 41W NE TO E WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 19N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WIND 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT...HIGHEST OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST. N OF 14N W OF 70W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 83W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT . SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N97W 1010 MB. N OF 26N W OF 
90W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 26N BETWEEN 
90W AND 96W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 82W AND 90W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N88W 1007 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
19N93W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 250 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 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER 
AREA SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N87W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT SSW TO 
21N88W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS W OF COLD FRONT NW TO W WIND 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF COLD FRONT SE TO S WIND 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.