000
FZNT02 KNHC 171501
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N62W TO 22N77W. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
TO 20 KT. W OF TROUGH NE OF BAHAMAS SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
S OF 25N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N56W TO 24N65W TO 20N70W. 
WITHIN 300 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO 77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N63W TO 20N73W. N OF 27N WITHIN 600 
NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF 
58W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 27N W OF 
75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 28N80W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 67W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 84W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N94W TO 28N97W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 85W SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 25N95W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 18N93W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER NELSON