000
FZNT02 KNHC 011509
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC THU JAN 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 27N70W TO 25N81W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EAST OF 70W AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT WEST OF 
70W. SEAS TO 8 FT SOUTH OF 29N AND 10 TO 15 FT NORTH OF 29N.
N OF 27N WITHIN 600 NM EAST OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NORTH OF 17N EAST OF 
60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST SEAS N OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 23N60W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW 
SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 15 
TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 77W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 19N EAST OF 51W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 31N EAST OF 60W.
 
.ATLC FROM 11N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT WITH 
N SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT WITH N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT AND TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N FROM 
70W TO 80W AND FROM 12N TO 16N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8  TO 11 FT W OF 70W.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 28N E OF 87W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

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

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FORECASTER LL