000
FZNT02 KNHC 271541
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI FEB 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 24N95W TO 22N97W. S 
OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N83W TO 21N89W. S OF 23N W OF 95W 
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N51W TO 25N65W TO 20N72W. W OF FRONT TO 
75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 28N BETWEEN 53W AND 64W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 28N49W. NW OF FRONT 
TO 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 23N62W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 
17N60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 77W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N80W TO 29N82W. W OF FRONT W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 21N W OF 86W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W SE TO S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 25N97W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.