000
FZNT02 KNHC 060246
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 08.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 20N67W EXTENDING AS STATIONARY FRONT 
TO 19N69W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 
FT WITH NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N E OF 60W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH MIXED NW AND E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 19N68W. N OF FRONT TO 28N 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 77W AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW AND N SWELL. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT WITH MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 23N61W. WITHIN 180 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF LINE 
31N46W TO 18N64W S OF 30N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT WITH MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 19N E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.ATLC ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT N 
OF 23N E OF 46W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 31N46W TO 18N64W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
W OF 70W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 84W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 24N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 30N94W TO 27N82W N OF 21N E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER COHEN