000
FZNT02 KNHC 030346
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.LOW 30.5N43.5W 1021 MB MOVING SW 10 KT WITH TROUGH 30N42W TO 
25N44W. N OF 30N FROM 44W TO 39W  WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH 
FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS.  SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH  
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS.  SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 29.5N46W 1022 MB. NE OF LINE FROM 31N50W 
TO 29N48W TO 29N44W TO 25N35W  E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 
11 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 20N73W.  W OF FRONT TO 78W NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N AND E OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 78W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 
28N E OF FRONT TO 58W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 
30 KT N OF 30N. SEAS TO 10 FT .
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 18N68W. N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT TO 55W 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 N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 20N65W. E OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEA CONDITIONS MERGING WITH ATLC LOW CONDITIONS 
BELOW. W OF FRONT TO 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. 

.ATLC LOW NEAR 30.5N43.5W 1021 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 27N FROM 55W TO 35W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
25N FROM 55W TO 35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N51W TO 23N46W. E OF TROUGH N OF 23N 
SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N 
OF 24N W OF TROUGH TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N52W TO 23N46W. NE OF LINE FROM 
22N35W TO 31N51W SE TO E 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 17N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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 175N 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 20N73W TO 12N84W MOVING SE. NW 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 20N69W TO 11N84W. 
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 88W S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE W OF 88W S OF 24N 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 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.