000
FZNT02 KNHC 200344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 27N81W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 66W SW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 23N80W. N OF 30N E OF 
FRONT TO 62W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 22N79W. GALE CONDITIONS
N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 61W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM SE 
OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NW OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...COLD FRONT 31N63W 
TO 22N80W. N OF 28N E OF COLD FRONT TO 55W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. NW OF FRONT N OF 29N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST 31N57W TO 27N64W TO 22N78W. NW OF FRONT E OF 
72W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 25N44W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH SW TO 
19N65W. N OF 30N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT FROM 49W TO 
65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED N 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 N 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 N AND E SWELL.

.ATLC ELSEWHERE BETWEEN COLD FRONTS E OF 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NE TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FRONTS E OF 70W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT FT IN 
E SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT IN LARGE N SWELL ALL ATLC PASSAGES.
.24 HOUR S OF 16N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 
KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST 
OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL...WITH N SWELL ALL ATLC PASSAGES.
.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 27N81W TO 24N93W TO SW BAY OF 
CAMPECHE. NW OF FRONT FROM 24N TO 27N AND W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 93W. N OF FRONT E OF 87W NW TO N 
WINDS 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 STRIPLING