000
FZNT02 KNHC 201004
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 28N81W. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF FRONT SW TO W 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 24N WITHIN 600 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF 
THE FRONT S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 22N78W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 24N WITHIN 660 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT N AND E OF THE BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 20N70W. N OF 26N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT TO 68W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 76W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N60W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. N OF 25N WITHIN 480 NM 
E OF TROUGH S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH SE SWELL. 
S AND E OF LINE 27N35W TO 24N45W TO 15N60W TO 07N55W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL S OF 25N AND NW 
SWELL N OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED SEE ABOVE FOR CONDITIONS. 
S AND E OF LINE 25N35W TO 20N62W TO 07N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL S OF 25N AND NW SWELL N 
OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 26N35W TO 17N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W TO PUERTO RICO 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL S OF 
25N AND NW SWELL N OF 25N.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 20N W OF 82W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N79W TO GULF OF HONDURAS. NW OF
FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT HAITI TO 11N80W. S OF 15N W OF
FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES E OF PUERTO RICO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 65W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT 
ATLC PASSAGES SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC PASSAGES E OF PUERTO RICO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 24N92W. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 
92W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 21N E OF 94W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT E OF 85W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST E 
OF 85W. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
FORECASTER COBB