000
FZNT02 KNHC 212157
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED JAN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 20N73W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20  
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 480 NM SE OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E 
SWELL. S OF 22N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 18N68W. FROM 23N TO 28N 
WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 300 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N54W TO 20N70W. WITHIN 120 
NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24 E OF FRONT E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT 
W OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 18N74W TO 11N83W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 92W 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 CHRISTENSEN