000
FZNT02 KNHC 290350
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE GULF OF MEXICO...
.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N81W TO 23N90W TO 
20N97W. N OF FRONT TO 24N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 22N W OF 94W N 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 28N81W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 23N80W. W OF COLD FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 67W S 
TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT TO 62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 20N35W TO 25N60W TO 23N80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 67W AND SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 67W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 25N55W TO 20N75W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 22N55W TO PUERTO RICO 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF 62W AND TO 9 FT 
W OF 62W. 

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE 28N35W TO 31N46W N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 25N40W TO 31N52W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE AND EXCEPT AS 
NOTED ABOVE...N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART.
 
.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 
KT NEAR COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 15N W OF 72W. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT ELSEWHERE S OF THE GREATER ANTILLES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST
NEAR COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N84W TO 21N86W. N OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
SEAS 9 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.  

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 27N90W TO 19N96W. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 25N90W TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE. N OF FRONT TO 27N AND W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT S OF 27N W OF 92W. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT W OF 88W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 25N W OF 
93W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
28N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 
28N W OF 84W. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB