000
FZNT02 KNHC 220345
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT THROUGH 31N63W TO 24N81W. TROUGH 31N60W TO 
20N70W. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITH NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT THROUGH 31N58W TO 25N60W TO 20N70W. 
W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH NE SWELL 
EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT THROUGH 31N52W TO 25N55W TO MONA 
PASSAGE. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 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. 

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
WITH N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. S OF 20N E OF 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 
25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E OF 84W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 70W TO 82W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 86W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE FROM 25N98W TO 22N85W EASTERLY 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 
25N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.