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FZNT02 KNHC 291017
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 32N33W 999 MB DRIFTING NW. 
N OF 27N BETWEEN 41W AND 48W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 31N32W 997 MB DRIFTING S. 
N OF 27N E OF 40W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST INLAND THE SE U.S COAST. N OF 
30N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W. N OF 30N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 12N75W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 25N91W TO 19N95W. S 
OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 29N30W 999 MB MOVING NNW 10 KT. WITHIN 660 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW OVER FORECAST WATERS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 32N33W 999 MB. 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 31N32W 997 MB. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 48W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 
48W AND 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 16N35W TO 20N60W. N OF 27N 
W OF TROUGH 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 TO 8 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 TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS AS 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 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N W OF 
67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 62W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N.

.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.
.12 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 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 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 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N
BETWEEN 65W AND 70W AND E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...
HIGHEST SW. E OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. S OF 25N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 25N96W TO 23N98W. W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 120 
NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 25N91W TO 19N95W. 
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 27N82W TO 21N89W. N OF FRONT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 90W N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS
8 FT EXCEPT S OF 22N W OF FRONT 8 TO 12 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.