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FZNT02 KNHC 100959
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 UTC SAT JAN 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 12.

.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 25N92W TO 20N97W. S OF 
25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 20N89W. S OF 25N W OF 90W 
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 25N63W TO 22N73W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT 
TO 45W SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 
62W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N45W TO 28N52W TO 26N63W TO 
31N72W TO 31N45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 23N60W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 
43W AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 22N40W TO 22N65W TO 
31N68W TO 31N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N E OF 45W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE IN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 22N35W TO 18N40W TO 18N50W TO 22N65W TO 
31N60W TO 31N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 50W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N E OF 60W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 28N81W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 70W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 
18N W OF 80W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 26N98W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 30N88W TO 22N97W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 90W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS 
SECTION...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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