000
FZNT02 KNHC 212136
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO S FLORIDA. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S 
OF FRONT W OF 68W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 18N66W. N OF 25N W 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 
25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N 
OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 25N57W TO 19N63W. N OF 
26N WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 16N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
WITH NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 23N E OF 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 20N E OF 55W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT 
EXCEPT...20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 
70W. N OF 19N E OF 84W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT. N 
OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN WIND WAVES AND 
E SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.