000
FZNT02 KNHC 270350
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N93W TO 22N97W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N89W TO 20N96W. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N86W TO 18N92W. S OF 22N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N45W TO 20N50W TO 11N58W. N OF 23N WITHIN 120 NM 
E OF TROUGH S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
SECOND TROUGH 31N50W TO 25N55W TO 24N66W. W OF SECOND TROUGH NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FIRST TROUGH TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED TROUGH 31N40W TO 22N49W TO 15N55W. N OF 
22N E OF TROUGH S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N 
OF 28N W OF TROUGH TO 50W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N37W TO 20N43W. N OF 22N E OF TROUGH 
S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 26N W OF TROUGH TO 62W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.N OF 27N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH NW WATERS. N OF 27N W OF 
75W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 83W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 83W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO NE OF LINE 21N87W TO 28N98W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...SE OF FRONT S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.