000
FZNT02 KNHC 291611
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE GULF OF MEXICO...
.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 20N97W. N 
OF FRONT TO 22N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN GALE 
FORCE. SEAS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 27N80W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 20N74W. W OF COLD FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N WITHIN 240 NM SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E 
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 46W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 53W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N78W TO 19N88W. N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.


.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 24N93W TO 18N95W. W OF 
FRONT S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 24N91W TO 19N95W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...FRONT SE OF AREA. SE OF LINE 30N87W TO 
21N97W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN