000
FZNT02 KNHC 180346
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 21N60W TO 19N72W. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST N. N 
OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 68W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 
23 FT...HIGHEST N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 16N64W. N OF 30N WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. N OF 
30N W OF FRONT TO 58W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 
FT IN LARGE NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 73W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 27N80W N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 45W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. NW OF FRONT N OF 23N 
TO 73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 23N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N NW OF 
FRONT TO 65 W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT IN LARGE 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST N 
OF 27N.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 18N64W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 59W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL. S OF 22N WITHIN 180 NM W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 
TO 18 FT N OF 23N BETWEEN FRONT AND 67W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 24N44W THEN DISSIPATING 
TO 18N63W. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 420 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL. S OF 25N 
WITHIN 360 NM NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 23N74W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW AND N SWELL... 
HIGHEST NEAR FRONT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N W OF 
65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...COLD FRONT 
31N72W TO 26N80W N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST N AND ALONG FRONT. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.  

.ATLC S OF 19N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 23N35W TO 10N58W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 21N35W TO 16N61W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N BETWEEN 67W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND SW OF MONA 
PASSAGE. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 
AND ALL ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 67W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL ALL 
ATLC PASSAGES.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 65W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
  
.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. S OF 24N W OF 92W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
S OF 27N E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 26N97W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N98W. N OF FRONT E 
OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 
90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING