000
FZNT02 KNHC 050902
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU MAR 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 07.

.WARNINGS.

.ATLC GALE WARNING.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1007 MB 28N53W. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 300 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 18N65W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 
70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 20W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 
NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 20N60W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 73W AND S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS COLD FRONT 31N51W 
TO LOW PRES 28N53W TO 20N55W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 65W AND S 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 45W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. 

.ATLC E OF LINE 31N50W TO 20N48W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 18N66W TO 10N78W. W OF FRONT TO 81W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 86W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.