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FZNT02 KNHC 232209
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 23N59W AND STATIONARY TO 20N62W TO 
18N66W. S OF 25N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 8 
FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 18N57W. S OF 26N W OF 65W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 8 
FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT FROM 18N TO 26N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT N 
OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 26N51W AND STATIONARY TO 
1013 MB LOW PRES 24N53W TO 18N57W. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 
29N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN COLD 
FRONT AND NEW COLD FRONT DESCRIBED BELOW BETWEEN 20N AND 24N E 
OF 65W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 29N68W TO 29N72W. N 
OF COLD FRONT E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT E OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 45 NM S OF FRONT W OF 68W NW TO N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 26N57W TO 23N65W. NW OF 
FRONT E OF 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W OF 65W S OF 24N AND W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
BAHAMAS W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 13N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 55W S OF 15N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N E OF 55W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W AND N OF 18N E OF 
83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW 
PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W AND THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. N OF 19N W OF 83W E TO 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 95 W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W N OF 21N SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA EXCEPT S OF 20N AND N OF 27N W OF 
93W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.