000
FZNT02 KNHC 302217
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE GULF OF MEXICO...
.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 26N80W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 65W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 21N75W. N OF 25N WITHIN 
480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N 
OF 28N. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 26N AND E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 18N66W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 
480 NM NW OF FRONT AND E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC S OF 24N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 12N E OF 55W AND 8 TO 11 FT 
ELSEWHERE. N OF 22N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 58W NE TO 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 19N76W TO 17N87W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 18N75W TO 16N86W. 
W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF 
COLOMBIA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 25N81W TO 22N90W TO 18N94W. 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
S OF 27N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 12N W OF 94W 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 29N85W
TO 27N90W TO 23N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 26N81W TO 22N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 90W 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 COBB