000
FZNT02 KNHC 141000
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 23N80W. 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 60W 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 31N66W TO 22N79W. N OF 
30N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 
29N WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCED COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 22N78W. N OF 
30N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W OF 73W 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 26N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO 23N62W TO 19N69W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO 25N58W TO 19N70W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT....HIGHEST SEAS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. FROM 11N 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.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N81W TO 18N88W. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 21N78W TO 17N88W. N OF 
FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N78W TO 16N87W. N OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 85W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
S OF 21 W OF 93W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN