000
FZNT02 KNHC 041020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 28N80.5W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 240 NM W OF NEW COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 23N79W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
300 NM W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 23N75W. WINDS 
BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...NW OF FRONT N OF 25N W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N BETWEEN 
50W AND FRONT SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT WITHIN 360 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...NW OF NEW FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN FIRST AND NEW FRONTS N OF 
26N W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF 
NEW FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. FIRST FRONT 31N62W TO 20N73W. N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM SE 
OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...W OF MERGED FRONTS W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM SE OF 
MERGED FRONTS S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MERGED FRONTS 31N57W TO 19N70W. W OF MERGED 
FRONTS W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF MERGED FRONTS S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC N OF 26N E OF 50W AND S OF 26N E OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 IN MERGING NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 31N47W TO 17N62W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 20N79W TO 16N88W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COLOMBIA COAST. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT S OF 15N...EXCEPT TO 11 FT COLOMBIA COAST. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT ELSEWHERE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 19N73W TO 12N84W. W OF 
73W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
15N E TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 85W TO 73W AND S OF 21N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 15N AND 10 TO 14 FT S OF 15N. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N95W TO 28N82W. N OF FRONT AND E OF 
89W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF LINE 26N81W TO 
19N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 24N80W TO 28N97W. N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 90W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 26N E OF 85W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING