000
FZNT02 KNHC 231511
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT JAN 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 26N80W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 53W 
SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 22N55W TO 16N62W. N OF 
26N BETWEEN 57W AND 44W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N E OF FRONT WITHIN 
720 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT 
TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT TO 35W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 22N43W DIFFUSE 
TO 16N55W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 55W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 17N BETWEEN 55W AND 
70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 26N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 29N81W. W OF FRONT W 
WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO 
SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 F
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 27N96W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 21N97W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 21N87W. E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 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.