000
FZNT02 KNHC 282215
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 25N90W TO 18N95W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 27N80W. N OF 25N W OF 65W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 25N78W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 57W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 24N42W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N49W AND 
DIFFUSE TO 12N57W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. S OF 13N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 29N35W TO 18N45W. S OF 14N E OF 55W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 
31N50W TO 18N65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N NW 
SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 37W AND 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
BETWEEN 65W AND 80W N OF 11N SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL NEAR ATLC 
PASSAGES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W E WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. EAST TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 22N88W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 95W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF FRONT TO 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N81W TO 21N87W. N OF 27N E OF 87W 
W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 90W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE OF AREA. W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.