000
FZNT02 KNHC 110408
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 13.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 27N65W TO 31N76W MOVING SE 15 TO 20 
KT. N OF FRONT E OF 63W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GALE CENTER NEAR 30N49W 997 MB. 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 29N43W 1000 MB. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 47W AND 51W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W TO 65W 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 30N49W 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 29N43W 1000 MB WITH COLD FRONT
TO 25N44W TO 15N46W AND STATIONARY NE OF LOW TO 31N44W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 19N W OF FRONT AND LOW TO 65W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 21N E OF
FRONT AND LOW S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 52W AND 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 
74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 23N35W 16N42W TO 10N49W. N OF 21N E OF TROUGH 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF TROUGH E OF 41W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED E OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 38W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 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.
.18 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 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 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.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE/COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.