000
FZNT02 KNHC 061603
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC TUE JAN 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 08.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N80W TO 29N82W. WITHIN 180 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 23N79W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 27N W OF 
67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 7 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS W OF COLD FRONT 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W 
OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 64W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF 63W. N OF 24N E OF 63W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF 65W. N OF 24N E OF 52W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N E OF 60W S OF LINE FROM 24N60W TO 
28N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 06N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 74W SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 74W 
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N AND BETWEEN 82W AND 63W MAINLY 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 74W SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 74W SEAS 6 TO 
7 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 1005 MB LOW ALONG UPPER TEXAS 
COAST NEAR 28.5N95W...WITH FRONT TRAILING SOUTH SW TO COAST OF 
MEXICO ALONG 23N. N OF 20N AND BETWEEN 90W AND FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85.5W TO 19N96W. N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT SW TO S WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SW TO S WINDS TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT N OF 26N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND E OF 86W.

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING/SCHAUER CLARK