000
FZNT02 KNHC 150336
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW JUST E OF AREA NEAR 30N35W 1007 MB. N OF 25N BETWEEN 
39W AND 48W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 44W AND 57W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N. REMAINDER AREA SE OF 
LINE FROM 31N55W TO 26N65W TO 21N75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT...
EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W AND FROM 16N 
TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 41W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 
52W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 25N58W TO 21N73W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 
48W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 38W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 72W NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 55W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
20N BETWEEN 38W AND 46W.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST N OF AREA. N OF 30N E OF 
77W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT E OF 75W. 
FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 81W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 85W
E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO
E WINS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 25N94W TO LOW 
NEAR 20N96W 1011 MB. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 94W N WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W SE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 25N95W TO
19N96W. S OF 25N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 25N93W TO 
19N95W. WITHIN 90 NM NW 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.