000
FZNT02 KNHC 112216
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 13.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 25N51W TO 22N60W TO 23N70W MOVING
SE 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N45W 999 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND
240 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 25N51W TO 22N60W T0 23N70W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 
65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
23N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N45W 999 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW
TO 25N45W TO 18N47W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF
19N W OF FRONT TO 58W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT
IN N SWELL. 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 S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 
75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
11 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN 64W AND 
75W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N40W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO
19N40W TO 15N45W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 53W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 21N E OF FRONT SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 
70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
S OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 71W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN
70W AND 75W...AND ALSO S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W...AND
ALSO BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25
KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 
8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N BETWEEN 95W AND 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. W OF FRONT
N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN
88W AND 91W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. W 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 AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.