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FZNT02 KNHC 201620
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 23N81W MOVING E 15 KT. N OF 28N WITHIN
300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL
...HIGHEST N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 75W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 25N68W...
THEN STATIONARY TO E CUBA. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 74W NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N51W TO 
27N56W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.

.ATLC S OF 22N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N35W TO 25N44W TO 
22N54W. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF ABOVE FRONT NOTED ABOVE...WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N
E OF ABOVE FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF ABOVE FRONT. WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 16N NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 80W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 18N E OF 
81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT....HIGHEST NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 15N W OF 81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 17N E OF 
84W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 30 KT S OF 15N. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST S OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W.
  
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT EXITING AREA FROM 23N84W TO 21N90W.
E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N. W OF 90W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 91W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 25N92W TO 22N97W.
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N 25 TO 30 KT S OF
25N. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 25N.

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

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE