000
FZNT02 KNHC 092204
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF MEXICO GALE...
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 24N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 23N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.


.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 22N75W. N OF 28N WITHIN 600 NM E OF 
COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SECOND COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 27N77W. N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONTS FROM 31N50W TO 25N60W. N OF 
29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. S OF 22N E OF 61W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 70W SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. N OF 22N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. S OF 22N NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17 N BETWEEN 65W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 
30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N W OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 25N94W TO 21N97W... 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF COLD FRONT SW WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

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

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FORECASTER GR