000
FZNT02 KNHC 071636
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79.5W TO 25N85W. 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT AND N OF 29N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75.5W TO 25N80.5W. WITHIN 180 NM 
E OF FRONT AND N OF 29N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67.5W TO 26N75.5W. WITHIN 180 NM 
E OF FRONT AND N OF 29N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GALE FORCE WINDS OUT OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 26N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
26N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67.5W TO 24N80W...EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 65W...S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 23N72W. N OF 25N E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 77W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

.ATLC S OF 25N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 25N E OF 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 78W AND 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 73W 
AND S OF 15N .
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N AND BETWEEN 80W AND 72W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N83.5W TO 20N96.5W. N OF 24N 
AND E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  N OF 
22N AND W OF FRONT TO 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT N OF 26N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND E OF 87.5W

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING