000
FZNT02 KNHC 151016
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N90W 1006 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
SW TO 18N93W. WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 75 NM W OF FRONT N OF 
25N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 78W SE TO S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 24N48W THEN 
STATIONARY TO NE PUERTO RICO. N OF 27N BETWEEN 40W AND 59W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 18N TO 
22N W OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 
72W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N35W TO 25N39W STATIONARY TO 
19N44W. N OF 21N W OF FRONT TO 48W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 19N TO 22N W OF 48W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 40W 
AND 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N35W TO 19N42W. FROM 18N TO 24N 
BETWEEN 57W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 13N 
E OF 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ATLC N OF 25N 
W OF 74W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 47W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N OF 70W NE TO E WIND 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 17N E OF 
82W. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 70W NE 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 S OF 28N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N93W 1006 MB. WITHIN 210 NM N 
AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 90W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 20 
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF FRONT E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 120 
NM E OF FRONT S OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N SE TO 
S WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT W OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N87W TO 21N87W. WITHIN 75 NM E OF 
FRONT N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT 
N OF 22N W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.