000
FZNT02 KNHC 280320
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 27N93W TO 25N98W.
S OF 26N W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 24N92W TO 22N97W. S 
OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...HIGHEST NEAR 
MEXICAN COAST. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST SE OF AREA. S OF 21N W OF 95W
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 27N57W TO 
24N65W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK LOW NEAR 31N47W 1018 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 55W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF
28N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC S OF 21N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 21N45W TO 19N62W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N 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 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE GEORGIA COAST. N OF 
29N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 27N WITHIN 180 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 CENTRAL CUBA TO NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 66W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT NE 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W 
FRONT NW 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 30N92W TO 25N96W TO 21N97W 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.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.