000
FZNT02 KNHC 230356
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 18N66W. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 25N55W TO PUERTO RICO. N 
OF 27N WITHIN 200 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 
27N WITHIN 200 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N47W TO 18N58W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT WITH N 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 31N. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N 
W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 16N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
WITH N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 20N FROM 70W TO 80W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 
KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT 8 FT 
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 20N E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 69W TO 78W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS LESS THAN8 FT EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR 
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N W 
OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 21N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N 
OF 25N.

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

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.