000
FZNT02 KNHC 162209
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 46W AND 61W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 38W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N43W TO 25N53W TO 20N68W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E TO 20 KT FROM 14N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 49W AND 55W...AND FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 28N49W. N OF 29N 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF
LINE FROM 29N35W TO 22N50W TO 17N62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 14N E 
OF 51W.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W. N OF
29N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 79W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 26N80W. N OF 28N E OF
FRONT TO 61W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 
360 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 25N68W TO 22N78W.
N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 300 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 28N AND W TO 78W
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT
IN N SWELL BETWEEN 65W AND 73W.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WIND 20 TO
25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N 
E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 70W
AND 75W...AND ALSO S OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.