000
FZNT02 KNHC 090947
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 UTC FRI JAN 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 22N79W. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 NM E 
OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SECOND COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 29N82W. BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND COLD 
FRONTS N OF 27N AND W OF SECOND COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 28N56W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. S OF 23N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 47W AND 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 22N E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 66W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 
30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 93W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 23N95W TO 19N95W. W 
OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT FROM 21N TO 
24N W OF 96W. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

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

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FORECASTER COHEN/CHRISTENSEN