Atlantic High Seas Forecast

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FZNT02 KNHC 151617
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SURFACE TROUGH 14N51W TO 09N54W WILL MOVE W TO REACH THE LESSER 
ANTILLES AT 24 HOURS AND 68W BY 48 HOURS.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N67W TO NW BAHAMAS AT 25N76.5W. N OF 
29N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 72W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N63W TO 23N79W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 
FRONT AND W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
NW BAHAMAS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT BEGINNING TO MERGE WITH OLDER WEAK 
STATIONARY FRONT 31N64W TO 21N75W. NW OF FRONT W OF 70W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N AND WITHIN 180 NM 
NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 25N55W TO 20N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. 15N TO 19N ALONG AND BEHIND TROUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 
GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR E OF AREA BOUNDED BY 25N35W TO 25N55W TO 21N65W TO 
15N61W TO 05N47W TO 06N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT IN E TO NE SWELL. FROM 17N TO 22N AND BETWEEN 61W AND 50W 
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
27N E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT....HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF 15N W OF 70W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT 22N80.5W TO 18N87.5W. NW OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCED COLD FRONT 20N78W TO 16N85W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO YUCATAN CHANNEL NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT.

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING