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FZNT02 KNHC 232212
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 24N65W 23N80W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 65W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 18N57W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 
41W AND 52W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF AREA.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 27N80W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 24N E OF FRONT WITHIN 
720 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT 
TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 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 28N35W TO 17N52W DIFFUSE 
TO 17N61W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 24N 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 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N AND E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 
26N E OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NE SWELL. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

.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 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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. N OF 28N E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 20N95W. 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.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.