000
FZNT02 KNHC 060344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 08.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING LOW NEAR 28N53W 1014 MB. WITHIN 180 
NM NW AND N QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING LOW NEAR 28N52W 1013 MB. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 330 NM NW AND N QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N53W 1006 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
BETWEEN 90 NM AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 100 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 25N60W TO 18N65W. W OF 
FRONT TO 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO LOW NEAR 28N53W 1014 
MB...THEN SW TO 22N58W TO 17N62W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...
W OF FRONT TO 60W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S 
OF 28N BETWEEN 60W AND 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 71W AND BAHAMAS...AND TO 8 FT SW OF 
BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO LOW NEAR 28N52W 1013 
MB...THEN SW TO 22N57W TO 17N59W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...
N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 67W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO LOW NEAR 29N53W 1007 
MB SW 24N52W TO 16N55W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT 
TO LINE FROM 31N65W TO 25N68W TO 20N71W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC E OF LINE 31N50W TO 20N49W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 48W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 21N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 49W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN W OF A LINE FROM 18N65W TO 12N71W INCLUDING MONA AND 
WINDWARD PASSAGES TO 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 84W...AND ALSO S OF 15N W OF 75W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N 
OF 15N W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF A LINE 
FROM 18N65W TO 12N71W TO 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 
30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 
FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 14N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 17N63W TO 12N69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 15N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W AND NE TO E 
TO 20 KT N OF 15N W OF 82W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT 
S OF 15N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W AND TO 8 FT N OF 15N W OF 82W.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 
KT NEAR COAST OF CUBA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 30N93W TO 27N85W 
TO 23N81W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N
E OF 85W. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.