000
FZNT02 KNHC 270900
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N93W TO 22N97W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 72W WINDS LESS THAN 2 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 74W 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.

.ATLC BROAD TROUGH 31N45W TO 11N61W. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH E TO 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 
TROUGH TO 63W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W TROUGH TO 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N38W TO 22N46W TO 13N60W. N OF 18N E 
OF TROUGH S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N 
E OF TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF TROUGH TO 74W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N35W TO 20N45W. N OF 26N E OF 60W AND 
S OF 26N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 N OF 15N W OF 82W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...SE OF FRONT S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 21N89W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 21N88W. W OF FRONT TO 95W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.