000
FZNT02 KNHC 070337
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAR 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 09.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 30N51W 1012 MB NEARLY STATIONARY...WILL MOVE S AFTER 
12 HOURS. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND N QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM SW AND W QUADRANTS
...AND 120 NM NE QUADRANT S OF 31N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N51W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW S OF 31N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. 
BETWEEN 120 NM AND 240 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N51W 1004 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NW AND
120 NM SW QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT 
IN N SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 42W AND 47W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N51W TO LOW NEAR 30N51W 1012 MB...
THEN BECOMES A COLD FRONT SW TO 24N54W TO 17N63W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N69W TO 
25N80W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL 
E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N WITHIN 300 NM 
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 44W S TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM LOW NEAR 29N51W SW TO 23N52W TO
15N55W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 
LINE FROM 31N62W TO 24N67W TO 25N81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL 
E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 
FRONT TO 42W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N52W 1004 MB. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 120 NM AND 540 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N 
BETWEEN 40W AND 47W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC N OF 25N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF ABOVE FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N66W TO 24N71W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF LINE FROM 17N62W 
TO 12N70W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF LINE
TO 80W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR WINDWARD 
PASSAGE AND COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. 
W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE
S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N E OF 66W.
 
.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...AND ALSO S OF 27N E OF 85W
E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF 85W...AND LESS THAN 8 
FT BETWEEN 85W AND 90W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 93W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 90W...AND ALSO S OF 25N E OF
90W E TO SE WINDS TO 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.