000
FZNT02 KNHC 111446
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 13.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC STORM WARNING...
.N OF 30N BETWEEN 56W AND 59W NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 
24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 54W AND 60W NW TO N WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 54W AND 58W NW TO N WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N45W 999 MB. N OF 25N BETWEEN 48W 
AND 52W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 24N55W TO 23N65W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 66W. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. N O F 26N E OF FRONT TO 46W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 996 MB 31N50W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS N OF 24N BETWEEN 51W AND 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 45W AND 51W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 29N46W 1000 MB COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 
20N51W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 56W
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. N OF 22N BETWEEN 
56W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. N OF
22N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N41W 1004 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
16N45W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 55W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 66W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W. NE WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 82W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N94W TO 25N97W. N OF FRONT NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 28N95W TO 
22N97W. WINDS LESS THAN 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 DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.