000
FZNT02 KNHC 022219
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 20N75W.  W OF FRONT N OF 27N NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 
BAHAMAS.  W OF FRONT S OF 27N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 60W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 
TO 30 KT N OF 30N. SEAS TO 10 FT .
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 20N70W. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. N OF 30N W OF 78W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 18N66W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 72W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 30.5N42W 1019 MB. N OF 28N W OF LOW TO 50W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. N OF 28N E OF LOW TO 35W 
SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 35W AND 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WEAKENED TO SURFACE TROUGH 31N49W TO 
25N48W. NE OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 31N49W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. 
FROM 15N TO 23N E OF 41W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE FROM 15N45W TO 31N51W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 56W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
COLD FRONT 20N75W TO 13N84W MOVING SE. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT UP TO 13 FT IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 20N73W TO 13N76W. 
N OF 10N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. BETWEEN 74W AND 84W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 15N W OF 80W AND 
TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 91W S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 
26N91W TO 21N98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS TO 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.