000
FZNT02 KNHC 010920
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAR 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 18N95W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 90W NW WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N35W TO 29N50W TO 22N59W. N OF 30N E OF 
55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK LOW NEAR 30N43W 1015 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM LOW TO 25N45W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 50W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 28N44W 1014 MB. N OF 27N W OF LOW N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N OF 27N E OF LOW E TO SE 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.ATLC S OF 14N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 22N78W. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 360 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 20N71W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 16N85W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.