000
FZNT02 KNHC 102219
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 12.

WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W W TO NW WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GALE CENTER NEAR 31N50W 997 MB MOVING SE 15 
KT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 52W AND 58W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
18 TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GALE CENTER NEAR 29N45W 999 MB. WITHIN 360 NM 
NW QUADRANT S OF 31N N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 29N65W TO 31N76W MOVING SE 15 TO 
20 KT. NW OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. WITHIN 330 NM SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 25N54W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 66W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GALE CENTER NEAR 31N50W 997 MB WITH COLD FRONT
TO 26N49W TO 15N51W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 21N W OF
FRONT AND LOW TO 63W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT
IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 63W AND
68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT AND LOW S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GALE CENTER NEAR 29N45W 999 MB WITH COLD FRONT
TO 24N45W TO 15N48W AND STATIONARY NE OF LOW TO 31N44W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 19N W OF FRONT AND LOW TO 59W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 20N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT AND LOW S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE NF OF 17N BETWEEN 52W AND 73W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 28N BETWEEN 
71W AND 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 23N35W 16N42W TO 10N49W. N OF 20N E OF TROUGH 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N E OF 42W W TO NW
 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH E OF THE AREA. N OF 26N E OF 40W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 23N BETWEEN 45W AND 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT NEAR COAST OF
COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS  TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 15N
W OF 81W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN
69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W...AND ELSEWHERE
E OF 75W NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 92W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 26N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 95W AND 90W SE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W. W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.