000
FZNT02 KNHC 260329
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 26N62W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE.
S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 T0 10 
FT. S OF 25N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT
TO 69W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 
27N59W...THEN STATIONARY TO 20N72W. FROM 25N TO 30N W OF FRONT 
TO 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
24N W OF FRONT TO 77W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 
27N56W TO 25N65W TO 20N72W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 67W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 20N TO 28N E OF 40W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 31N40W TO 27N54W TO 24N70W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N E OF 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 70W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 65W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W...AND ALSO NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD 
PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN W OF 75W AND S OF 
17N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 85W...AND ALSO NEAR 
COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
REMAINDER CARIBBEAN W OF 75W...AND ALSO S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 
75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W NE TO E WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 90W AND BETWEEN
85W AND 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF
25N E OF 85W 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. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER