000
FZNT02 KNHC 102212
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 26N65W MOVING E 15 TO 20 KT. N 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL 
...HIGHEST NE PORTIONS. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 40W SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N34W TO 26N37W TO 22N38W TO 
16N50W. 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 24N35W TO 19N43W. 
N OF 22N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.ATLC S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 
THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...ALSO S OF 17N E OF 
55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 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 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N SE OF 
FRONT 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 TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 81W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 
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 TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N89W TO 21N97W. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 84W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT S OF 26N 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 29N83W TO 26N93W. 
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 STRIPLING