000
FZNT02 KNHC 242154
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N57W TO 22N71W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO 25N55W TO 
17N63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT... 
EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT S OF 15N W OF 70W AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH 30N92W TO 26N97W AND COLD FRONT FROM 
30N94W TO 27N97W. NW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT 30N83W TO 25N96W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 94W SE 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 CHRISTENSEN