000
FZNT02 KNHC 070323
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC WED JAN 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 29N81W. WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W. N OF 30N 
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 29N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF LINE FROM 30N65W TO 25N80W TO FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
27N W OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 29N65W TO 24N80W S TO 
SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 21N77W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 31N53W TO 26N64W TO 25N71W TO 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 14N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF 63W. W OF LINE FROM 24N63W 
TO 31N55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 
31N42W TO 23N60W TO 16N61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 50W AND N TO NE SWELL W OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 26N45W TO 07N52W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 27N46W TO 
21N59W TO 12N60W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 67W AND 75W AND S OF 
16N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 25N94W TO 23N98W. N OF 
25N WITHIN 240 NM OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 85W AND 90W AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 90W AND 
94W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 95W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 21N86W. N OF 26N E 
OF 85W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E 
OF 89W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.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.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN