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FZNT02 KNHC 080331
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 28N51W 1007 MB MOVING S 10 KT WITH COLD FRONT SE TO
23N49W...THEN TO 17N52W TO 11N61W. W OF LOW AND FRONT TO LINE 
FROM 31N56W TO 22N59W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 
FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26N50W 1000 MB WITH OCCLUDED FRONT TO 
29N49W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 25N45W TO 19N46W TO 14N48W. BETWEEN
60 NM AND 360 NW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
22 FT. WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26N46W 1001 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 210 
NM W QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF LOW AND 
FRONT TO 67W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S 
OF 27N W OF 67W NE TO E WINS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN 68W AND BAHAMAS. N OF 20N WITHIN 300 NM E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS....OVER FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 19N WITHIN 600 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 17N TO 25N WITHIN 270 NM E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 600 NM 
SW QUADRANT...480 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 420 NW QUADRANT WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT IN SE QUADRANT 
AND 8 TO 11 FT IN E SEMICIRCLE.

.ATLC S OF 14N E OF 44W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF ABOVE FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 21N74W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N62W TO 25N67W TO
20N71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF 82W TO LINE FROM 
18N67W TO 12N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
NEAR WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SW 
PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...BETWEEN 70W
AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SW. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT
...HIGHEST SW PART. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART.
 
.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. N OF 25N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S 
OF 27N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 93W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 94W AND 90W E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 93W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.