000
FZNT02 KNHC 191620
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 26N53W TO 24N61W...THEN 
STATIONARY TO 24N70W TO 24N80W. N OF 28N WITHIN 360 NM W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST ALONG AND 
N OF 30N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE E OF 62W TO FRONT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN
FRONT AND 58W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT 
N OF 26N BETWEEN FRONT AND 58W. N OF 26N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF 41W S TO SW
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 24N47W TO 22N58W. N 
OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 50W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
19 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 73W TO FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT IN N 
SWELL ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 54W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 31N42W TO 23N44W. N OF 
28N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 53W AND 61W...AND ALSO S OF 
14N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL FROM 15N TO 23N...AND 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE W OF ABOVE NOTED FRONT TO 65W.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25N75W 1015 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE
QUADRANT WINDS NE TO E TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26N73W 1014 MB...COLD FRONT 
APPROACHING FAR NW PART. FROM 24N TO 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT MAINLY IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO LOW NEAR 28N67W 1015 
MB TO 26N70W TO 21N78W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 360 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS OF 
LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N W OF FRONT AND 
LOW
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 
180 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 S OF 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 88W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.