000
FZNT02 KNHC 140303
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 27N80W. N OF 26N WITHIN 360 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND 
W OF 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 22N78W. N OF 
30N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH 
NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 400 NM W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 22N78W. N OF 30N 
WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 29N AND LESS 
THAN 8 FT S OF 29N.

.ATLC S OF 25N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 25N50W TO PUERTO RICO 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 26N35W TO 25N60W TO PUERTO RICO 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT....HIGHEST SEAS W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E 
OF 84W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SEAS W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE S OF 
18N E OF 84W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N FROM 70W TO 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND 
TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 22N78W TO 18N88W. N OF 
FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N78W TO 18N88W. N OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 27N80W TO 21N87W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 
YUCATAN CHANNEL N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST YUCATAN CHANNEL NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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FORECASTER LL