000
FZNT02 KNHC 290328
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 32N33W 994 MB DRIFTING NW. 
N OF 27N BETWEEN 38W AND 45W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 
TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 31N33W 997 MB DRIFTING S. 
N OF 27N E OF 40W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 75W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.

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

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 25N91W TO 20N96W. S 
OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 21N89W. S OF 22N W 
OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW 27N31W 1000 MB MOVING NNW 10 KT. WITHIN 600 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW OVER FORECAST WATERS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 47W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA 31N33W 996 MB MOVING NW 5 KT. N 
OF 22N E OF 52W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 32N33W 994 MB DRIFTING NW. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
24N. N OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 31N33W 997 MB DRIFTING S.
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 48W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 48W AND 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 23N55W THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 20N65W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 55W NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N 
W OF FRONT TO 65W 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 8 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ABSORBED INTO LOW CENTER WITH 
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN FIRST PARAGRAPH. 

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 15N35W TO 11N50W TO 10N61W. N OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 20N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 20W OF 52W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 52W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N W OF 
65W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 

.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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W 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 20N W OF 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.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. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
S OF 25N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 22N97W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E 
OF FRONT TO 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 25N91W TO 20N96W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 93W AND LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 93W. N OF 
22N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 21N89W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT W OF 88W AND LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 88W. 

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

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.