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FZNT02 KNHC 180307
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 23N81W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 20N72W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
600 NM W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 720 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 23N65W STATIONARY TO 
20N71W. N OF 27N WITHIN 540 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N WITHIN 
720 NM W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 21N35W TO 14N55W TO 21N70W. FROM 14N TO 27N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
N SWELL. FORECAST WATERS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM SE LINE 31N39W 
TO 16N61W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. FORECAST WATERS SE OF LINE 
28N35W TO 14N60W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH 22N82W TO 16N86W. N OF 21N W OF 82W 
INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT HIGHEST NEAR 12N75W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N E OF 87W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 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.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.