000
FZNT02 KNHC 040330
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 24N66W TO 20N71W MOVING E 10 TO 
15 KT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SE TO 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N62W TO 19N69W. S
OF 26N W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 70W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 25N58W TO 19N66W. W 
OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N67W TO 27N75W TO 25N81W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS...AND TO 
8 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 27N BETWEEN 40W AND 46W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF A LINE FROM 31N49W TO 24N42W 
TO 19N40W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE 
SWELL.    
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 24N46W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N E OF 47W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N AND SE OF COLD FRONT 
NOTED ABOVE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N 
AND E SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 17N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 48W AND 65W...AND ALSO S OF 
24N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 51W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19N72W TO 10N83W. S OF 15N W OF
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 84W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. SE OF LINE 21N81W TO 16N84W 
TO 71W...AND ALSO N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 71W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 
9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE W OF 
68W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 
TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 
FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.