000
FZNT02 KNHC 191455
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON JAN 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC FIRST COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM 
E OF FIRST FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 24N80W...SECOND 
COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 27N80W. N OF 27N W OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MERGED 31N66W TO 21N76W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 27N WITHIN 480 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS T0 8 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N 
W OF 50W AND S OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 23N WITHIN 
720 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  N OF 
28N WITHIN 420 NM W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.  

.ATLC TROUGH 31N60W TO 20N73W. WITHIN 300 NM W OF TROUGH WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 
27N E OF TROUGH E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 27N E OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N AND E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT 
IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 83W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 27N83W TO 23N97W. N OF 23N E OF 93W 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT S OF AREA. N OF 25N E OF 95W AND S OF 
25N E OF 90W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 90W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN N SWELL.

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

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FORECASTER NELSON