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FZNT02 KNHC 090349
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC FRI JAN 09 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 80W 
AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO NE SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 15N BETWEEN 79W AND 82.5W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
S OF 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN E TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77.5W NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 82.5W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 
70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO 
NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA S OF LINE FROM 27.5N85W TO 25.5N97W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 94.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18.5N92.5W TO 26N96.5W. N OF 26N W 
OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 
24N TO 26N E OF TROUGH TO 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18.5N92.5W TO 26N96.5W. S OF 26N W 
OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N E 
OF TROUGH TO 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 
26N W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N58.5W TO 24N70W TO 21N77.5W. SECONDARY 
FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 25N80W. WITHIN 150 NM NW OF SECONDARY FRONT 
E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 30N 
WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FIRST FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF SECONDARY FRONT TO 73W...AND N OF 
SECONDARY FRONT TO 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT N THROUGH E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N BETWEEN 77W 
AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N E 
OF FIRST FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA BETWEEN FRONTS E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N55W TO 27N70W TO  
26N77W DRIFTING N. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. BETWEEN FRONT AND LINE 
FROM 31N50W TO 20N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 28N80W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.ATLC S OF 12N BETWEEN 40W AND 56W...S OF 24N E OF 40W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N35W 
TO 27N55W TO 19N58W TO 07N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MAINLY E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW WITH ATLC COLD FRONT... 
REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 51W AND 56W...AND FROM 
10N TO 24N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
N OF 24N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N E OF 64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE TO NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 17N88W. N OF 20N 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
N OF 18N BETWEEN 84.5W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17.5N W OF 73W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 82.5W.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.