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FZNT02 KNHC 201536
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 31N44W TO 25N58W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N70W. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 21N TO 28N E 
OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N35W TO 26N45W 
TO 23N59W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL W OF 60W AND NW SWELL E OF 60W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 23N E OF 53W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N E OF LINE 
FROM 23N46W TO 15N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 78W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 30N79W TO 29N80W. W 
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. 
N OF 27N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT AND LESS THAN 8 FT 
ELSEWHERE.

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 51W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 55W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 50W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. S OF 17N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.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 10 FT IN E 
SWELL. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. BETWEEN 66W AND 70W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL. FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E 
SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 67W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST W OF 84W E TO SE 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 FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N94W TO 23N98W. FROM 10N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 85W AND 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 85W TO 90W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N84W TO 25N90W. WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.