000
FZNT02 KNHC 130942
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 27N80W. N OF 28N WITHIN 480 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT TO 75W NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 25N60W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. W OF 
FRONT TO 68W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 28N46W. N OF 
29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 45W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N35W TO 23N47W TO 
23N62W TO 31N65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W.

.ATLC S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN