000
FZNT02 KNHC 070953
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT FEB 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 09.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W INCLUDING THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 25N62W...THEN WEAKENING 
STATIONARY TO 18N67W. N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF STATIONARY FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 24N53W...THEN 
WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 19N66W. N OF 29N WITHIN 420 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 240 
NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N OF FRONT...AND ALSO S OF 25N W 
OF 66W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 
FRONT AND TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. SEE PARAGRAPH BELOW FOR 
RESIDUAL SEA CONDITIONS.

.ATLC S OF 17N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 31N74W 
TO 25N77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 55W...AND ALSO FROM 16N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 31N63W TO 
25N76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL...HIGHEST N PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 67W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N E OF 61W...AND FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 27N65W TO 25N74W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF A LINE FROM 
18N67W TO 12N72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA.
REMAINDER CARIBBEAN NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE
25 TO 30 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT S OF 25N...AND TO 8 FT N OF 25N. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W
...AND ALSO S OF 26N E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 25N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W...AND S OF 26N E OF 90W
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. S OF 28N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N E OF 85W NE TO E 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 AGUIRRE