000
FZNT02 KNHC 260344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONT 31N46W TO 25N50W TO 18N58W. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E 
OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT 
TO 68W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
28N W OF 78W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. W OF LINE 
27N80W TO 20N60W TO 18N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 31N46W TO 22N50W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 
40W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN N SWELL.
N OF 28N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N40W TO 26N40W TO 15N62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 31N40W TO 20N45W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT WITH 
NW SWELL. N OF LINE 30N74W TO 27N80W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 76W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 25N35W TO 09N61W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 65W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT EXCEPT 8 FT S OF 15N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 
30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT 8 
FT W OF 72W AND ATLC PASSAGES N OF 15N. W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ATLC PASSAGES N OF 18N E OF HISPANIOLA SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT 
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT AND TO 11 FT ATLC PASSAGES 
N OF 15N IN N SWELL. N OF 16N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ATLC PASSAGES N OF 17N E OF HISPANIOLA SEAS TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. E OF 93W S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.