000
FZNT02 KNHC 151612
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.30 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 24N80W.  N OF 28N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT  SW TO W WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  N OF 28N 
W OF FRONT TO 75W  NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 19N69W.  N OF 28N FROM 
54W TO 61W  SW TO W WIND TO 45 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES 1006 MB NEAR 
31N71W TO 25N80W.  NW FRONT NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 25N TO 30N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W  W WIND INCREASE 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 57W  
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...NW OF FRONT  NW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  FROM 25N TO 30N E OF FRONT TO 
48W  S WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N 
OF 22N  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT 
NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.  N OF 24N WITHIN 540 NM  
E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 13 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 19N  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 22N  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 14N FROM 40W TO 52W  NE WIND 25 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 22N  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 21N NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 22N  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W  NE TO E WIND 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W  NE TO E 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W  NE TO E 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W 
NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 72W  NE WIND 20 KT... 
EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO  12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 20N95W.  
N OF 25N W OF 90W  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT E OF AREA.  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES