000
FZNT02 KNHC 300309
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE GULF OF MEXICO...
.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 23N90W TO 
19N96W. N OF FRONT TO 24N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 22N W OF 94W N 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN GALE 
FORCE. WINDS AND SEAS DESCRIBED IN GULF OF MEXICO SECTION.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 29N81W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 70W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 24N80W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N61W TO HISPANIOLA. N OF 27N W OF 
COLD FRONT TO 75W AND S OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 
27N...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N.  N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
25N E OF FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.ATLC S OF LINE 20N35W TO 24N55W TO 20N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 46W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 52W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS 
N OF 27N E OF 45W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. LITTLE CHANGE ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 19N73W TO 16N87W. N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 
80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 25N90W TO 18N95W. W OF 
FRONT S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 23N90W TO 19N96W.
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...SE OF LINE 30N88W TO 26N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST BAY OF CAMPECHE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 28N83W TO 23N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST BAY OF CAMPECHE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 26N82W TO 21N97W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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FORECASTER COBB