000
FZNT02 KNHC 310901
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 02.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 27N E OF 38W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N70W. WINDS LESS 
THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 20N E OF 45W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 40W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.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 IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT MOVING 31N76W TO 27N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N70W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N 
W OF FRONT TO 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N 
OF 27N W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 26N65W 
THEN WARM FRONT TO 31N78W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 40W SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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.  

.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.

.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 26N82W TO 21N86W. S OF 22N NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO 95W  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 24N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 28N83W TO 21N88W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 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.