000
FZNT02 KNHC 290829
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT APPROACH AREA. N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT AND SCATTERED TSTMS. ELSEWHERE W OF 
70W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 29N80W. W OF FRONT W 
WINDS 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 23N81W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 23N79W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
540 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 26N70W DIFFUSE TO 25N80W. 
N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONTAL TROUGH 29N35W TO 12N62W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 55W 
AND 45W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N 
E OF 60W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 31N55W TO 20N70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 27N35W TO 15N55W. S OF 15N E OF 55W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF 
LINE 31N50W TO 17N62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. S OF 15N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. N OF 11.5N E OF 80W N TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT WITH E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 19N W OF 85W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N83W TO 19N89W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT 
TO 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 21N87W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 90W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 92W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DIFFUSE FRONT 24N79W TO 20N87W. SW OF LINE 
28N97W TO 21N91W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 27N96W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
NEAR 27N96W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.