000
FZNT02 KNHC 100332
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC SAT JAN 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 12.

.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF MEXICO GALE...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 25N94W TO 20N97W. S 
OF 23N W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 23N93W TO 18N93W. S 
OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 24N67W TO 22N77W. NW OF LINE FROM 
27N62W TO 31N44W TO FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 67W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 23N59W THEN 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 22N73W. N OF 30N WITHIN 90 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N40W TO 22N42W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR FRONT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 
71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF LINE FROM 31N60W TO 
24N65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 24N35W TO 22N49W TO 11N59W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N38W TO 
23N68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL FAR NE 
AND E SWELL ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 22N44W TO 18N60W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 17N35W TO 24N43W TO 24N52W TO 
18N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 24N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND E SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N80W TO 30N81W. N OF 30N E OF 
FRONT TO 76W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W 
AND 81W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 20N E 
OF 80W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 24N98W. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 
86W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N AND TO 
8 FT ELSEWHERE W OF 90W.

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

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN