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FZNT02 KNHC 070928
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT MAR 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 09.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 30N51W 1009 MB MEANDERING. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NE QUADRANT S OF 
31N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N51W 1003 MB. FROM 26N TO 31N 
BETWEEN 53W AND 56W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. BETWEEN 
120 NM AND 240 NM NE QUADRANT AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25N50W 1002 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE AND FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 54W AND 59W WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONT 31N49W TO 23N53W TO 16N61W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 65W AND S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 24N WITHIN 360 
NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 15N52W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...N OF 17N BETWEEN 52W AND 65W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 20N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N52W 1004 MB. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE...ELSEWHERE N OF 19N 
BETWEEN 53W AND 66W...AND N OF 20N E OF 47W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 13N E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT ABOVE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 30N65W TO 23N73W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 27N66W TO 22N71W TO 
42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF LINE FROM 16N62W 
TO 12N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...MONA PASSAGE AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...BETWEEN 64W AND 
82W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SW. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
 
.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 86W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N AND N OF 27N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.