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FZNT02 KNHC 181442
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 30N81W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 27N80W. WITHIN 240 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST INITIAL COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 23N80W AND SECOND 
COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 29N80W. N OF 25N W OF 65W W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC N OF 30N W OF 75W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 27N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS T0 9 FT. W OF FRONT 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 25N WITHIN 
480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS T0 10 FT. W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 23N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N56W TO 19N69W. WITHIN 720 NM W OF TROUGH NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N E OF 53W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH WINDS E TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N62W TO 20N73W. WITHIN 480 NM W OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 600 NM E OF 
TROUGH S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N ELSEWHERE  
E OF TROUGH E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED...CONDITIONS MERGED.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH 19N69W TO 11N73W. N OF 12N W OF TROUGH NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT NEAR 18N85W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 80W W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT APPROACH N PORTION. N OF 29N SW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 23N96W. N OF 27N SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 19N92W. SE OF FRONT SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT
NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST INITIAL FRONT SE OF AREA...SECOND COLD FRONT 
27N82W TO 19N91W. N OF 21N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

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FORECASTER NELSON