000
FZNT02 KNHC 201921 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...COR
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE JAN 20 2009

CORRECTION FOR ISSUE TIME ONLY

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 27N80W. W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 55W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E OF 55W SE TO S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 24N 
E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN 
E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 22N76W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 72W W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. NE OF BAHAMAS 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N WITHIN 720 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
24N SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N55W TO 19N69W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
300 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. NE OF 
BAHAMAS SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 540 NM E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 27N E OF 
FRONT E TO SS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN E 
SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT APPROACH YUCATAN PASSAGE. N OF 18N W OF 
80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N76W TO 09N81W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF FRONT TO 73W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 15N W OF 73W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN E OF 64W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 23N91W. N OF 22N E OF 97W 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. S OF 25N E OF 92W N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 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.

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FORECASTER NELSON