000
FZNT02 KNHC 100408
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 28N43W 1000 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND GALE WINDS NE OF AREA. 

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA MOVING SE 15 KT. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT 
WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 30N49W 998 MB MOVING SE 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 
26N BETWEEN 51W AND 60W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
23 FT WITH NW SWELL. 

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77.5W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW NEAR 28N43W...SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N 
OF LINE FROM LOW TO 21N56W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
WITH NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 37W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT. N OF 22N BETWEEN 37W AND 40W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W. W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 25N BETWEEN 
52W AND 66W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT WITH NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 21N BETWEEN 
42W AND 50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 21N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 64W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT 
WITH NW SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 24N.

.ATLC ELSEWHERE BETWEEN LINE FROM 24N35W TO 06N58W AND 67W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...S OF LINE FROM 18N65W 
14N83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 18N70W TO 13N80W AND IN THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
 
.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N W OF 95W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.