000
FZNT02 KNHC 261008
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N50W TO 25N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. 
WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT W OF 67W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT 
FROM 58W TO 67W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT SE 
OF LINE FROM 31N57W TO 27N80W NE TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 240 NM SE OF 
FRONT S OF 28N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N48W TO 27N61W TO 20N72W. 
WITHING 330 NM NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 29N50W TO LOW PRES 1017 MB 
27N60W AND COLD FRONT TO 23N70W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 58W AND 66W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N OF 
27N BETWEEN 50W AND 69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC N OF 19N E OF 41W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW.

.ATLC ELSEWHERE S OF 22N E OF 52W AND ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 66W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 56W SE OF LINE FROM 19N56W TO 24N30W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 40W AND 
BETWEEN 66W AND 40W S OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 55W S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 60W S OF LINE FROM 22N60W TO 22N40W 
TO 31N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY N TO 
NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N FROM 74W TO 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 
25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N FROM 78W TO 83W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN73W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO NW OF LINE FROM 23N98W TO 30N93W SE TO S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 23N98W TO 29N91W S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NW. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT S OF 21N AND 
N OF 26N E OF 86W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 20N96W TO 26N87W TO 31N87W S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NW.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.