000
FZNT02 KNHC 201010
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 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 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 26N57W TO 19N69W. WITHIN 450 NM 
E OF FRONT N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT N OF 28N W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 60W N OF 26N WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 24N60W STATIONARY TO 
TURKS AND CAICOS. E OF FRONT N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 55W N OF 25N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 25N45W DISSIPATING 
STATIONARY TO 24N55W. E OF 50W N OF 22N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 78W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. E OF 50W S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. E OF 50W S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 
70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT SW PART. S 
OF 11N E OF 80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 84W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 87W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
N OF 28N BETWEEN 87W AND 89W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.