000
FZNT02 KNHC 211439
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 20N75W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N WITHIN 660 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 22N E OF FRONT E OF 65W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 22N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 19N66W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 68W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 600 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 22N E OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N50W TO 28N60W TO 19N68W. 
WITHIN 420 NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 22N E OF FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT INN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH 20N75W TO 10N84W. NW OF TROUGH NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 18N W OF 82W SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 15N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS TO 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