000
FZNT02 KNHC 190323
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 25N61W THEN STATIONARY TO 24N70W. W 
OF FRONT TO 57W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT TO 65W 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 24N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 26N48W TO 24N60W. W OF 
FRONT TO 55W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 24N52W. N OF 
28N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
18N BETWEEN 40W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN N AND NE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 14N E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH S OF 28N ALONG 73W. WITHIN 180 NM 
E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 23N79W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. LOW PRES 1013 MB NEAR 
27N69W. WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 90W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.