000
FZNT02 KNHC 272211
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 24N92W TO 22N97W.
S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST SE OF AREA. S OF 22N W OF 
93W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N50W TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 26N63W
1016 MB THEN SW TO HAITI. W OF FRONT TO 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK LOW NEAR 31N47W 1020 MB WITH DISSIPATING
STATIONARY FRONT SW TO 28N56W TO 24N69W. N OF FRONT BETWEEN LOW
AND 64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS ALONG 31N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 26N49W. W OF
FRONT TO 54W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF
28N BETWEEN 54W AND 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 22N48W TO 19N62W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO W CUBA. W OF FRONT W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N WITHIN
240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG OR VERY NEAR
FRONT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W...AND ALSO S OF 15N W OF
72W NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF
THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT WITHIN
120 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM W CUBA TO NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 86W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 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. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N W OF
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE SE OF
LINE FROM 30N91W TO 26N97W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.