000
FZNT02 KNHC 251329 AAA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1329 UTC WED MAR 25 2009

...UPDATED TO ADD GALE WARNING BEHIND ATLC COLD FRONT N OF 28N...

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 24N68W TO 29N79W MOVING SE 20 KT. N 
OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 64W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.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...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO
24N68W TO 29N79W. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 75W AND 79W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 17N55W. N OF 28N W 
OF FRONT TO 67W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 71W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. N OF 28N WITHIN
240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
W OF FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN FRONT AND 
BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 17N53W. N OF 28N
W OF FRONT TO 64W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W
SE TO S 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...EXCEPT
TO 8 FT W OF 78W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 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...EXCEPT
NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT
TO 10 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...EXCEPT
25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT...EXCEPT TO 10 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...EXCEPT 20 
TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 
 9 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 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.

$$
.FORECASTER LL/AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.