000
FZNT02 KNHC 182205
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 29N81W. N OF 
27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 27N80W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT ABSORBED. SECOND COLD FRONT 
31N75W TO 26N80W. N OF 25N W OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC N OF 30N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. N OF 25N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS T0 9 FT. W OF FRONT 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. NW OF LINE 
31N67W TO 23N80W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. NW OF LINE 
31N48W TO 24N65W TO 22N78W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N58W TO 20N71W. N OF 25N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
TROUGH S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF TROUGH TO 75W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 55W E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N59W TO MONA PASSAGE. N OF 24N WITHIN 
450 NM E OF TROUGH S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND SE SWELL. W OF TROUGH TO 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED SEE ABOVE. S OF 22N E OF 60W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF ATLANTIC AREA 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST YUCATAN CHANNEL W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 25N98W. 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 SOUTH FLORIDA TO 21N90W. SE OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SECOND COLD 
FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. N OF 25N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT JUST SE OF AREA. E OF 90W NW 
WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 90W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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FORECASTER LL