000
FZNT02 KNHC 200902
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 29N E OF 45W S TO SW WINS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N FROM 45W TO 52W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 
22N50W TO 22N72W TO 31N72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 
FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW. E OF 70W AND N OF 
LINE FROM 25N35W TO 15N50W TO 15N61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW. SE OF LINE FROM 
31N55W TO PUERTO RICO WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 13N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 15N35W TO 18N50W TO 15N61W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N81W. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 21N76W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 63W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO MONA PASSAGE. NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 
15N E OF 72W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.