000
FZNT02 KNHC 281619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 30N89W TO 19N96W. W OF FRONT S OF 23N N WINDS 35 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT EXCEPT N OF 27N W 
OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC W OF 77W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 
LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N80W TO 29N81W TO 27N83W. N OF 
27N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO 70W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 23N81W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 28N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 25N42W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N51W AND 
DIFFUSE TO 11N59W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 70W S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE 
OF LINE FROM 31N63W 27N77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 28N35W TO 20N44W. N OF 06N TO 
16N E OF 52W AND TO 22N BETWEEN 52W AND 64W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 20N70W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 27N35W TO 20N41W. FROM 06N TO 15N NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
BETWEEN 68W AND 79W N OF 11N AND BETWEEN 79W AND 84W N OF 15N SE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 68W AND 75W AND FROM 11N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 
68W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 27N W OF 94W 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT EXCEPT S OF 
23N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W 
OF 83W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 24N88W TO 18N93W. WITHIN 
210 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 TK. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST S PART. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT W OF 83W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TAMPA TO 27N83W TO 21N88W. N OF 28N 
E OF 92W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT EXCEPT W OF 94W AND S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATING OVER STRAITS OF FL. N OF 20N 
W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.