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FZNT02 KNHC 031556
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC SAT JAN 03 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 28N48W CONTINUE AS A STATIONARY FRONT 
TO 25N60W TO 24.5N77W. IN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N36W TO 24N47W TO 
21N58W TO 26N65W TO 31N62W TO 31N36W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 72W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 29N BETWEEN 52W AND 65W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. IN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 24N35W TO 16N43W TO 16N55W TO 31N48W TO 
31N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST IN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N40W TO 28N48W TO 28N55W 
TO 31N60W TO 31N40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
 
.ATLC S OF 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN N AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 62W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W AND ALSO FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 80W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN 
N SWELL N OF 17N E OF 66W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W AND ALSO FROM 15N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 80W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 65W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST MOVING E 10 
TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. E OF FRONT TO 85W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N90W TO 25N97W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

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