000
FZNT02 KNHC 310242
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 02.

.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. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 24N80W. 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 31N60W TO 20N70W. N OF 25N WITHIN 
480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N 
OF 28N. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 17 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 31N46W TO 18N66W. WITHIN 480 NM NW 
OF FRONT AND E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC S OF 24N E OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 57W 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 SE OF LINE 21N35W TO 16N61W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N82W TO 20N87W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 70W TO 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 18N74W TO 16N87W. N OF 
FRONT NE 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 FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...S OF 24N W OF 92W N 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER GULF N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.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 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER COBB