000
FZNT02 KNHC 250903
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED MAR 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONT 31N47W TO 21N55W. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N50W TO 20N52W. WITHIN 180 NM E 
OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH COLD FRONT AS DESCRIBED 
BELOW. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 25N65W TO 25N72W TO 29N80W.
NW OF FRONT TO 72W NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 
FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 31N. FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 
60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N FROM 55W TO 68W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 
31N45W TO 20N52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 17N50W. N OF 25N WITHIN 
400 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 31N35W TO 15N55W TO 
15N61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 11N E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 43W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N FROM 65W TO 80W NE WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT 
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT BUT TO 9 FT NEAR 
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT 
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT BUT TO 9 FT NEAR 
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 16N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT 
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT AND TO 9 FT NEAR THE COAST 
OF COLOMBIA AND TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES.

.GULF OF MEXICO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.