000
FZNT02 KNHC 270935
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED JAN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.GALE CENTER N OF AREA NEAR 32N39W 1005 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. N OF 
28N E OF 45W NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GALE CENTER NEAR 28N36W 1001 MB WITH FRONT 
JUST E OF AREA. N OF 27N E OF 40W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
20 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 28N33W 1002 MB. WINDS LESS 
THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 22N78W. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 23N62W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 65W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 58W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 21N35W TO 15N50W. FROM 09N TO 23N BETWEEN 
45W AND 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW SE OF A LINE FROM 31N57W TO 
25N65W TO 20N70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 11N TO 23N BETWEEN 48W AND 60W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW SE OF A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 24N60W TO 
19N67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF 50W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF 
45W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 45W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 50W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 50W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 15N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 75W AND FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA.
SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 10 TO 13 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT 21N79W TO 16N86W. W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 15N W OF 75W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N W OF 90W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF DENSE FOG S OF 23N 
W OF 92W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 93W AND E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 89W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. S OF 25N E OF 89W E 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 DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.