000
FZNT02 KNHC 240301
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N55W TO 19N69W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 21N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N55W TO 19N69W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND S OF 
25N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N56W TO 19N69W. S OF 22N E 
OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 70W AND 83W NE WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
WINDWARD PASSAGE AND WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 82W NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT 
COAST OF COLOMBIA AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 93W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N90W TO 26N97W. N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 29N83W TO 27N97W. 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