000
FZNT02 KNHC 170337
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 77W SE TO 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 24N80W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 18N48W. N OF FRONT E OF 
48W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 14N 
TO FRONT E OF 54W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 54W AND BAHAMAS NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N FROM 48W TO 59W WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 73W SE 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 
18N49W. WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 49W WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 18N TO 22N E OF 53W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 24N80W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND BAHAMAS E TO 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONT SW TO 
W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 23N80W. N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT TO 56W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 23N80W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 76W W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL. N 
OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
S SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 14N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR S OF 13N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. FROM 13N TO 18N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 80W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 70W E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
16N W OF 80W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 1005 MB N OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT TO 
21N86W. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 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 WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 90W W TO 
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST. WINDS LESS THAN 20 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.