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FZNT02 KNHC 091509
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC TUE FEB 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING....
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 25N80W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 31N72W TO 23N78W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 78W
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 300 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 20N70W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 74W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. N OF 
28N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 20 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 20N55W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 63W W WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 
FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E OF 55 NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N35W TO 22N50W. N OF 
30N W OF FRONT TO 50W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E 
OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N WITHIN 
480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 22N W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
23N E OF FRONT TO 45W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N81W TO 16N87W. NW OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 18N W OF 81W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 1009 MB LOW NEAR 30N89W TO 
25N92W TO 23N98W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 85W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 94W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.