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FZNT02 KNHC 160341
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25N90W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
18.5N95W. WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 30N87W 1006 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
21.5N89W. WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED INLAND NEAR 31N87W. WINDS LESS THAN 
GALE FORCE.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 25N80W N OF 29N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 18N51W THEN STATIONARY TO PUERTO 
RICO. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 38W AND 47W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 49W AND 56W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF FRONT TO 24N BETWEEN 56W 
AND 67W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 19N46W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 19N65W. N OF FRONT TO 23N BETWEEN 57W AND 65W NE 
TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 
58W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 14N E OF 55W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W OF 75W SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 
24N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 
20N41W. N OF FRONT TO 25N N WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 44W AND 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 53W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.36 HOUR ATLC FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...COLD 
FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 25N W OF 71W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...COLD FRONT 
FROM 31N76W TO 25N80W. W OF FRONT SW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WIND 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N BETWEEN 61W 
AND 70W E TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 13N W OF 45W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N W OF 47W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
70W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL. W OF 83W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 81W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N E OF 70W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N W OF 79W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N 
BETWEEN 63W AND 70W E TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S 16N W OF 
79W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 16N E OF 70W E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 28N96W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
19N93W. FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W E TO SE 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 96W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 90W E TO 
SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25N90W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
18.5N95W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF LOW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 91W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED INLAND NEAR 31N87W 1003 MB WITH COLD 
FRONT SW TO 21.5N89W. N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 92W SW TO W WIND 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 22N W OF 92W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 89W W TO 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 
85W TO 90W. WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.