000
FZNT02 KNHC 082217
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 26N51W 1003 MB DRIFTING SE WITH OCCLUDED FRONT FROM 
25N51W TO 27N55W TO 30N53W TO 29N45W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 22N43W 
TO 08N55W. OVER FORECAST WATERS BETWEEN 45 NM AND 360 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW TO 22N...WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. 
BETWEEN 90 NM AND 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW...WINDS 35 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. WITHIN 120 NM E OF COLD FRONT BETWEEN 25N 
AND 30N...SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N45W 1001 MB WITH OCCLUDED FRONT 
FROM 26N45W TO 30N47W TO 27N41W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 20N41W TO 
08N51W. OVER FORECAST WATERS BETWEEN 240 NM AND 420 NM W 
QUADRANT OF LOW TO 24N...WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. 
BETWEEN 60 NM AND 420 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW N OF 20N...WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 32N39W 1004 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM 
31N36W TO 26N37W TO 10N45W AND TROUGH FROM LOW TO 26N40W TO 
15N49W. BETWEEN TROUGH AND COLD FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF LOW AND FRONT TO 64W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 24N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT TO 39W N OF 
17N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
BAHAMAS SE OF LINE FROM 23N75W TO 31N64W EXCEPT E OF FRONT N OF 
10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS....WITHIN 780 NM W 
QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 240 
NM E OF FRONT N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF COLD FRONT N OF 10N AND SE OF LINE FROM 
31N59W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 600 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 480 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF COLD FRONT N OF 07N E OF 70W AND SE 
OF LINE FROM 23N70W TO 23N60W TO 31N48W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 54W AND 68W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS WITHIN 120 NM S OF CENTRAL 
HISPANIOLA. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 
FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR CENTRAL COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR CENTRAL COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
 
.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 21N TO 25N AND FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 94W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W AND FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 
90W AND 94W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 91W EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 94W 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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.