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FZNT02 KNHC 202045
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON SEP 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N BETWEEN 73W AND 65W NW WINDS TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 52W AND N 
OF 30N BETWEEN 52W AND 45W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
17 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 31N42W TO 18N64W... 
EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMA CHAIN...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 78W AND W OF LINE 31N40W TO 17N62W... 
EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMA CHAIN...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 77W AND W OF LINE 28N35W TO 14N61W... 
EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMA ISLANDS...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.ATLC LOW PRES E OF AREA 17N32W 1007 MB. FROM 16N TO 23N E OF 
40W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 
56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...E OF 
AREA NEAR 17N33W 1006 MB. FROM 15N TO 23N E OF 40W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...E OF 
AREA NEAR 18N34W 1005 MB. FROM 15N TO 24N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN TROUGH 07N61W 15N59W. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 11N66W TO 18N63W. N OF 13N 
WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH S OF 17N ALONG 70W. N OF 13N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N E OF 93W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.