000
FZNT02 KNHC 291604
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N81W TO 28N82W. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT AND SCATTERED TSTMS. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W S WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 24N79W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 77W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 27N66W DIFFUSE TO 25N78W. 
W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 30N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 23N40W AND DISSIPATING FRONT TO 
16N55W. FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 60W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 31N50W TO 20N60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 27N35W TO 18N43W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT 
TO 65W AND S OF 18N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN N 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 FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 86W BETWEEN 15N AND 20N S TO 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W AND S OF 
14N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT....EXCEPT 20 TO 
25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT S PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. W 
OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 28N82W TO 25N85W TO 21N87W. W OF 
FRONT TO 90W S OF 25N AND TO 92W N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS WITH TSTMS NEAR FRONT. SEAS TO 10 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DIFFUSE FRONT OVER STRAITS OF FL. N OF 24N W 
OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W 
OF 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W S TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W S TO 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NW PART.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.