000
FZNT02 KNHC 250341
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 27N65W TO 23N70W...THEN 
DISSIPATING TO 21N76W MOVING E 15 KT N OF 26N. S OF 27N W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E TO 20 KT W OF 
BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 73W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
N SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 26N58W...THEN 
STATIONARY TO 21N73W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 67W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W
...AND S OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 28N56W...
THEN STATIONARY TO 26N64W TO 21N73W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 72W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 58W...AND ALSO S OF 22N E OF 55W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 22N TO ABOVE FRONT AND W OF 50W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 24N E OF 38W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 38W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 120 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST AND ALSO S OF 16N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W INCLUDING
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM N OF 22N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W...AND ALSO
S OF 25N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF 90W E WINDS TO 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 AGUIRRE