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FZNT02 KNHC 310257
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN JAN 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 02.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW E OF AREA NEAR 30N32W 994 MB DRIFTING SE. N OF 27N E OF 
38W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE COAST. N OF 29N W OF 75W SW WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 27N70W TO 24N81W. 
WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 23N91W TO 21N88W. S OF 21N W 94W NW 
TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 30N32W 994 MB DRIFTING SE. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 45W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 45W 
AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N AND NE 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. N OF 23N E OF 40W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 
20N BETWEEN 40W AND 60W EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST
N OF 28N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN AREAS OF WINDS AND SEAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW...N OF 20N 
E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 25N E OF 42W. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 27N70W TO 24N81W. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 72W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 26N65W 
THEN WARM FRONT TO 28N80W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 40W SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 65W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES AND N 
SWELL.  

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 20N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 62W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 45W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
67W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 67W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E 
OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 23N91W TO 21N88W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N W OF 88W. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 21N87W. S OF 22N W 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL S OF 26N W OF 88W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA TO 21N88W. N OF FRONT TO 27N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N83W TO 21N88W. SE OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. NW OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH AND E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.