000
FZNT02 KNHC 111008
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 25N50W...THEN WEAKENING TO
24N60W MOVING E 20 KT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 59W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 25N38W TO 
18N45W. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN FRONT AND
65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATING E OF AREA. N OF 24N E OF 54W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE 
PART.

.ATLC ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM S OF 21N BETWEEN 61W AND 75W...
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN
SE BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 44W AND 
75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 38W AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 70W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG GEORGIA AND NE FL COASTS.
N OF 28N W OF 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 28N81W. N OF 29N E
OF FRONT TO 54W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 
30N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.

.CARIBBEAN E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO 30
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...
HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
...EXCEPT NE TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E
SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 15N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
...EXCEPT 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 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 COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. N OF 25N W OF 90W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N W OF
90W AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 25N89W TO 
19N94W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 85W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. S OF 27N E OF 85W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE
20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FL. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST 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 AGUIRRE