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FZNT02 KNHC 191020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON JAN 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 28N81W.
N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT 31N73W TO 25N81W. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 200 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
N OF 26N W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT ABSORBED. SECOND COLD FRONT 
31N70W TO 23N80W. 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 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. N OF 25N WITHIN 
400 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 
31N63W TO 26N65W 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 
31N50W TO 25N65W TO 23N80W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N60W TO 20N72W. N OF 23N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 50W
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 57W
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 31N60W TO MONA PASSAGE. N OF 26N WITHIN 
500 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...W OF TROUGH WINDS 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
SE OF LINE FROM 26N35W TO 26N40W TO 16N60W TO 08N60W E WINDS
20 TO 30 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 62W 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 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 TO NW WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N83W TO 25N90W TO 24N94W.
N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
NW OF FRONT TO 28N E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST SE OF THE AREA. N OF 25N
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS E OF 90W. S OF 25N E OF 90W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

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FORECASTER MT