000
FZNT02 KNHC 191602
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 28N W OF 74W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N73W TO 28N80W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N W OF 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...COLD FRONT 31N73W 
TO 28N80W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 23N80W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 
54W AND FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 31N59W TO 24N74W. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT. W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT WITH NW SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 23N49W THEN STATIONARY TO 17N62W. N 
OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 50W NW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT WITH MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 23N E OF 65W 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 E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.ELSEWHERE E OF 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN BETWEEN S OF 16N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 
TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT TO 14 
FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 
TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT TO 13 
FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 16N BETWEEN 76W AND 86W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
  
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N83W TO 26N96W TO 22N98W. N OF 27N 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 
90W AND 93W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING SE OF AREA. N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 30N92W TO 23N84W. 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 COHEN