000
FZNT02 KNHC 110324
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC SUN JAN 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 13.

.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N91W TO 21N95W TO 
18N95. S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N89W TO 21N94W TO 
18N94W. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 24N58W THEN DISSIPATING 
STATIONARY TO 24N63W TO 22N78W. N OF 30N WITHIN 300 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. N OF 25N E 
OF FRONT TO 41W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO 
SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 62W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT TO 71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF LINE FROM 25N65W 
TO 31N62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 25N58W TO 31N51W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.S OF LINE FROM 24N35W TO 24N49W TO 13N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 65W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 
22N35W TO 24N49W TO 22N68W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 25N49W TO 21N65W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 
FROM 21N68W TO 25N58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 30N W OF 79W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 30N81W. NW OF FRONT 
NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LES THAN 8 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 
74W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 75W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 28N74W TO 27N80W. W 
OF FRONT TO 73W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 30N E 
OF FRONT TO 63W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 22N E OF 85W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S HALF.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
SW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W 
OF 65W AND TO 8 FT E OF 65W. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEA TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 24N98W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 85W S TO 
SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 90W E TO 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N AND TO 8 FT 
ELSEWHERE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 
26N AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 96W 
AND S OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST E OF 
90W. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 24N90W TO 21N94W TO 
18N94W. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT W OF 90W AND N OF FRONT E OF 
90W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

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

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN