000
FZNT02 KNHC 281537
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE SEP 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE SEP 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 30.

.WARNINGS.

 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN NEAR 20.6N 82.5W 1001 MB AT 1500
UTC SEP 28 MOVING NNE OR 020 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT WITHIN 180 NM SE OF 
CENTER.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIXTEEN NEAR 23.5N 80.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 200 NM SE 
QUADRANTS. SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL SIXTEEN NEAR 31.0N 
78.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 250 
NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 18 FT FORECAST WATERS NEAR 31N77W.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N80W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF 65W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...COLD FRONT 31N78W 
TO 23N79W. FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W WINDS 25 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. 

.ATLC SE OF LINE 17N35W TO 07N45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 19N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL. S OF 12N E OF 45W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 12N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.  

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS 
TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 77W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...TROUGH 22N82W TO 
16N87W. WITHIN 540 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22N81W TO 16N86W. N OF 15N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 81W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...COLD FRONT 26N81W 
TO 18N94W. E OF FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 
25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...S OF 27N E OF 84W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 21N W OF 91W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.36 HOUR FORECAST E OF 87W N 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.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.