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FZNT02 KNHC 302154
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU SEP 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU SEP 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC N OF 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N76W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 20N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 23N...HIGHEST NEAR 31N72W. W OF 
77W AND NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN 
SE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 26N75W TO 22N77W. N OF 
25N E OF FRONT TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT 
IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N75W. NE OF BAHAMAS AND W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NE 
PORTION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N74W TO 26N76W TO 22N77W. N 
OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N71W. N OF 28N W OF 74W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N71W TO 22N77W. N OF 24N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN SE SWELL.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE 18N50W TO 13N47W TO 08N47W. FROM 13N TO 21N 
E OF 55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
E AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 24N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. FROM 15N 
TO 21N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE 23N52W TO 18N50W TO 12N52W. FROM 
15N TO 22N BETWEEN 45W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 24N E OF 55W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...18N58W 
1009 MB. TROPICAL WAVE 22N54W TO 15N60W. WITHIN 120 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N 
WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROPICAL WAVE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N E 
OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 31N78W TO 29N80W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH 22N78W TO 16N88W. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22N79W TO 15N83W. N OF 15N WITHIN 180 
NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21N77W TO 15N81W TO 10N82W. N OF 17N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.