000
FZNT02 KNHC 121600
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON JAN 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N75.5W THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA AND ACROSS E 
GULF OF MEXICO TO 24N88W. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. E OF 75W SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 75W SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 29N69W TO 30N81W THEN COLD FRONT 
ACROSS N FLORIDA TO 28N85.5W TO 26N88W TO 21N90W.
W OF 82W AND NW OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT SW GULF. W OF 90W SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF FRONT AND W OF 70W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 26N77W TO 20.5N85W. NW OF 
FRONT AND E OF 84W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. W OF 84W AND S OF 22N 
N WINDS TO 20 KT. E OF 80W SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N 
AND W OF 85W SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 
65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 05N TO 23N AND E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT N OF 20N AND W OF 62W. 
OTHERWISE LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W 
MAINLY E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING