000
FZNT02 KNHC 120339
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 24N45W...THEN FRONTAL TROUGH 
CONTINUING TO 20N60W. FRONT E OF 45W MOVING E TO SE 15 KT. 
WITHIN 300 NM N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATING ALONG 24N35W TO 16N45W.
N OF 23N AND E OF LINE 31N56W TO 23N70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 23N E OF 50W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.ATLC N OF 26N W OF 75W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 28N81W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 67W  SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 24N70W TO 23N76W. 
N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT. N OF 30N WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

.ATLC ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 15N
E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 38W AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 70W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN PASSAGES N OF 16N. W 
OF 84W S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
S OF 12N E OF 70W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
...EXCEPT 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 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 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 COLD FRONT 31N86W TO 23N96W TO 19N96W. W OF 
FRONT S OF 24N NE TO N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N  
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 27N90W TO 
19N94W. 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