000
FZNT02 KNHC 220310
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 20N73W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30  KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 420 NM SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N 
E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E 
SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N51W TO THE MONA PASSAGE. WITHIN 
75 NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 
NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 
23N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N54W TO 19N69W. WITHIN 75 
NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 40W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24 E OF FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT W OF 50W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 18N74W TO 11N83W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 75W N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 92W 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