000
FZNT02 KNHC 200329
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 23N67W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 
60W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
28N BETWEEN 60W AND 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 40W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 26N54W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N FROM 55W TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 37W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 28N35W TO 26N45W. 
W OF FRONT TO 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 8 FT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 56W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.ATLC S OF 18N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. FROM 18N TO 20N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 55W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 
68W AND 80W EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 15N W OF 70W...AND LESS THAN 
8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 
15N W OF 71W...AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. FROM 10N TO 15N W 
OF 80W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 90W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W S TO SW WINDS TO 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 GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.