000
FZNT02 KNHC 020338
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.S OF 20N W OF 94W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.03 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 23N81W  W OF FRONT S OF 27N NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  W OF FRONT N OF 27N W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
25N E OF FRONT TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 
KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT N OF 28N E TO 73W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 26N70W TO 19N72W. W 
OF FRONT N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  
N OF 25N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 30N. N OF 28N SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 22N68W TO 18N69W. WEST OF 
FRONT N OF 27N  N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
23N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 26N 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 30N35W TO LOW NEAR 30N44W 1020 MB. N OF 
FRONT AND NW OF LOW TO 47W E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 
TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 30N43W 1016 MB. N OF 28N NW OF LOW TO 
50W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 29N. 
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT WITH MIXED NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 
LOW TO 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 27N48W 1018 MB. NE OF LOW N OF 28N TO 40W 
E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND E 
SWELL. FROM 16N TO 29N E OF 50W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 16N35W TO 28N60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 26N FROM 50W TO 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE 
SWELL NW OF LINE FROM 19N50W TO 27N60W.

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. COLD FRONT 23N81W TO 19N87W. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT 
TO 15 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N78W TO 16N84W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 74W N 
TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DIFFUSE. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 
74W AND 84W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 27N.
.03 HOUR FORECAST W OF 94W WINDS N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 27N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 85W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N TO NW SWELL SE OF LINE FROM 26N83W TO 19N96W.
.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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.