000
FZNT02 KNHC 190931
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 74W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 25N80W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W SW TO S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 26N W OF 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N W OF 65W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 27N WITHIN 
270 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 77W. N OF 26N WITHIN 420 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
28N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 31N61W TO 21N76W. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT 
TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 22N51W THEN STATIONARY TO 17N63W. N 
OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 50W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 20 
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N E 
OF 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N E OF LINE 31N58W TO 
20N70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF LINE 31N48W TO 22N61W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 65W AND 82W AND N OF 15N E OF 65W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...AND TO 10 
FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES E OF 70W.
  
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 27N97W. N OF 27N E OF 90W 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N81W TO 21N97W. N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. SW OF LINE 30N92W TO 
23N83W. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 25N.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN