000
FZNT02 KNHC 301602
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE GULF OF MEXICO...
.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N W OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 28N81W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 62W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 21N76W. WITHIN 480 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 26N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 18N65W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
WITHIN 540 NM NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 24N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 15N E OF 49W AND 8 TO 11 FT 
ELSEWHERE. N OF 23N E OF 49W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W TO 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N78W TO 18N88W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 18N75W TO 16N86W. 
S OF 16N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 22N94W TO 19N95W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...S OF 24N W OF 92W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 26N E OF 97W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 20N BAY OF CAMPECHE. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN