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FZNT02 KNHC 281604
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU JAN 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 32N32W 996 MB DRIFTING NW.
N OF 27N E OF 47W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 33N34W 995 MB DRIFTING S. 
N OF 25N E OF 45W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25N91W TO 19N95W. S 
OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 22N93W TO 18N94W. S 
OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW 27N33W 999 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 600 NM OF LOW 
CENTER OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 30N31W 998 MB MOVING NW 5 KT. N 
OF 24N E OF 53W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. FROM 19N TO 24N E OF 53W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 19N BETWEEN 53W AND 
61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 32N32W 996 MB DRIFTING NW. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 51W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
24N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 33N34W 995 MB DRIFTING S.
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 51W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 51W AND 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 27N55W TO 23N65W. W 
OF FRONT TO 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. N OF 23N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 20N E OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 
56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ABSORBED INTO LOW CENTER WITH 
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN FIRST PARAGRAPH. 

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 16N35W TO 11N50W TO 10N61W. FROM N OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 20N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. FROM N OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 20N E OF 50W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 19N W OF 52W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E OF 52W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 19N TO 22N W OF 51W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT E OF 58W AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF 58W.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 
67W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N 
OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL. FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 10N 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N E 
OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 11N 
TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W AND S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL N OF 11N AND NE SWELL S OF 11N.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 21N TO 24N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 24N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N96W TO 24N98W. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25N91W TO 19N95W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 93W AND LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 93W. N OF 
25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 22N93W TO 18N94W.  
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 90W AND LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 90W. N OF 
26N E OF FRONT S TO 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 LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.