000
FZNT02 KNHC 210330
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 23N80W. N OF 30N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 23N WITHIN 480 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. NW OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N 
E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 18N W OF 55W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 20N70W. N OF 24N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN E SWELL. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 19N69W. N OF 30N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND E SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N82W TO 20N88W. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 18N72W TO 09N81W. W OF 
83W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. BETWEEN 73W AND 
83W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 80W.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 91W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 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