000
FZNT02 KNHC 151039
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N66W TO 22N77W. N OF 28N WITHIN 360 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
72W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N65W TO 22N77W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 75W N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT 31N62W TO 22N77W. 
NW OF FRONT W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 25N55W TO 20N70W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT....HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF 15N W OF 70W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT 21N78W TO 16N87W. NW OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCED COLD FRONT 20N78W TO 16N85W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO YUCATAN CHANNEL NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN