000
FZNT02 KNHC 281546
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 25N96W TO 22N98W. S OF 
25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 19N94W. S OF 24N W 
OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N42W TO 26N60W TO 23N64W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 62W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK LOW NEAR 31N45W 1018 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM LOW TO 27N65W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 48W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 30N44W WITH COLD FRONT FROM 30N41W TO  
24N48W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 46W AND 53W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 58W AND 64W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 23N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 18N35W TO 13N57W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 21N75W. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N82W TO 19N87W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N77W TO 15N83W. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N W OF 80W AND FROM 
10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W SE TO S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 26N98W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST E OF 94W AND S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST S OF 24N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT...HIGHEST S. S OF 24N W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.