000
FZNT02 KNHC 141542
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 30N36W 1007 MB. BETWEEN 270 NM AND 840 NM W 
QUADRANT OF LOW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 240 NM AND 480 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 23N W OF 52W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 
FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 54W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N57W TO CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS NEAR 24N75W AND NW OF LINE FROM 15N35W TO 05N52W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA. N OF 25N E OF 43W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 10N TO 25N E OF THE 
BAHAMAS TO 40W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 58W AND 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. W OF 86W AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W AND FROM 
70W TO 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
CENTRAL PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 25N95W TO 1011 
MB LOW PRES 20N97W. FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT S OF 25N N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N BETWEEN 85W AND 
87W AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 25N95W TO 
19N96W. S OF 24N W OF 96W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N87W TO 25N95W TO 
19N95W. S OF 24N W OF 96W TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.