000
FZNT02 KNHC 120959
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 27N35W TO 22N42W MOVING
SE 15 KT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 50W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO 63W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED E OF AREA. N OF 22N E OF 55W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 24N E OF 44W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT ENTERING FAR NW PART OF AREA. N OF 29N S TO SW
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 25N73W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 55W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF
29N WITHIN 420 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 26N59W TO 22N65W. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 44W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 67W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT
IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W...BETWEEN 69W AND 80W
...AND N OF 14N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 
25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN PASSAGES N OF 
16N. ELSEWHERE OF 75W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W...AND S OF 15N
BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO
30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 
FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 75W...AND E 
OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 31N85W TO 25N91W...THEN 
STATIONARY TO 19N96W. W OF FRONT S OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N W OF FRONT N TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT LIFTS N OF AREA. 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