000
FZNT02 KNHC 090424
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 25N50W 1003 MB DRIFTING SE WITH OCCLUDED FRONT FROM 
LOW TO 27N53W TO 30N50W TO 29N46W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 20N43W 
TO 09N53W. OVER FORECAST WATERS BETWEEN 120 NM AND 360 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW TO 22N...WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. 
N OF 25N WITHIN 300 NM NE OF COLD FRONT SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N43W 1003 MB WITH OCCLUDED FRONT 
FROM LOW TO 30N43W TO 29N42W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 20N40W TO 
11N47W. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 18N49W. OVER FORECAST WATERS BETWEEN 
90 NM AND 420 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 180 NM 
AND 540 NM W OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W W TO NW WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 16 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 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 18N W OF LOW AND FRONT 
TO 62W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S 
OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS 
AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 300 NM S QUADRANT AND N 
OF 17N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E OF BAHAMAS SE OF LINE FROM 31N63W TO 23N73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS....N OF 19N E OF 
56W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF COLD FRONT AND SE OF LINE FROM 31N57W TO 21N71W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 37W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...COLD FRONT 31N51W 
TO 25N60W. WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT TO 66W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 18N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS WITHIN 120 
NM S OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. E OF 68W 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH PASSAGES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST SW PART AND NEAR NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 
15N W OF 78W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S 
OF 17N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.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 CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.