000
FZNT02 KNHC 101520
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE FEB 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 27N62W MOVING E 20 KT. N OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL
...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 40W SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 25N50W TO 23N60W. 
N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 50W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING ALONG 27N35W TO 23N50W. 
N OF 22N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.ATLC S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 
THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...ALSO S OF 17N E 55W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 65W AND S OF 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 
65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN 
55W AND SE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT NOTED ABOVE W OF 50W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 45W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N E OF 45W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 30N81W. N OF 29N W OF 70W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 70W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT 
ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 81W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 
30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT 
...EXCEPT 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 90W...AND ALSO BETWEEN 90W AND LINE FROM 
30N87W TO 27N85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 
25N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N93W TO 24N97W. N OF 20N E OF 
FRONT TO 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 29N84W TO 27N90W TO 
19N96W. WINDS LESS THAN 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