000
FZNT02 KNHC 150336
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N89W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
SW TO 19N92W. WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 77W SE TO S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 19N64W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 61W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 71W NE TO E 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 SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 29N35W TO 21N44W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N63W. NW OF FRONT TO 50W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 22N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
23N 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 19N48W. N OF 
FRONT TO 58W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 58W AND 69W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS W OF 70W SE 
TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 47W AND 59W NE WINDS TO 290 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 47W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...FROM 11N TO 19N E OF 56W WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 20N 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. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N E 
OF 70W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WINDS HIGHEST OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 77W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. S OF 16N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 83W 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. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 89W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N93W 1009 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 300 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
90W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N89W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
SW TO 19N92W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF 90W W TO NW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 26N. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. N OF 23N W OF 89W W TO NW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 89W 
S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 89W S 
TO SW WIND 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 AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.