000
FZNT02 KNHC 230327
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N52W TO 18N66W. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 73W AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 
50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 60W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N52W TO MONA PASSAGE. 
WITHIN 270 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 20N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8T O 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. S OF 20N E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 31N55W TO MONA PASSAGE. 
S OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N 
OF 24N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY 
NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 60W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE 24N W OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 15N E OF 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W TO 80W NE WINDS 20 KT AND 
TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF 
COLOMBIA

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