000
FZNT02 KNHC 182148
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 23N78W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 
600 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 24N65W STATIONARY TO 
20N71W. N OF 28N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N WITHIN 600 
NM W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 26N53W STATIONARY TO 
22N65W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL WITH HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30N48W. 
FORECAST AREA N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 600 NM SE LINE FROM 28N35W TO 
18N63W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 17N57W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 40W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 94W S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 89W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
NEAR 26N96W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.