000
FZNT02 KNHC 211008
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 22N79W. N OF 30N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 25N WITHIN 600 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  NW OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SE OF LINE
24N35W TO 20N62W TO 08N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 20N71W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 76W AND E OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SE 
OF LINE 26N35W TO 18N60W TO 07N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 31N48W TO 27N60W TO 19N69W. N OF 30N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 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 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 73W AND 
E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
SE OF LINE 24N35W TO 18N60W TO 07N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 50W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N79W TO 18N88W. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 80W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 19N72W TO 17N80W TO 
10N81W. S OF 16N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 80W
AND NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 90W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
S OF 28N.
.18 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 COBB