000
FZNT02 KNHC 202211
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N73W TO 27N79W. 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. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 45W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 24N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 70W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
PRIMARILY E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 21N74W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N 
OF 28N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 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 31N52W TO 19N68W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
240 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. NE OF BAHAMAS 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 540 NM SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 
FRONT TO 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY 
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT APPROACHING YUCATAN PASSAGE. N OF 19N W OF 
82W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N76W TO 09N81W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF FRONT TO 74W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. W OF 75W 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 22N84W TO 21N92W. E OF 93W NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE 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 CHRISTENSEN