000
FZNT02 KNHC 172204
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 27N80W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW TO W 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 25N65W TO 21N73W. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 390 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 21N53W. WITHIN 330 NM W 
OF FRONT N OF 28N NW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 25N...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 76W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 65W. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN N 
SWELL.   

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 29N46W TO 29N59N THEN STATIONARY TO 
31N55W. N OF FRONT E OF 50W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N35W TO 26N43W. N OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 27N E OF 36W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.FROM 65W TO 70W S OF 22N AND ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 30N35W 
OF 16N62W...EXCEPT FROM 06N TO 14N E OF 47W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 82W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N FROM 70W TO 79W NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 26N86W 1017 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT OF LOW N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 85W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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.