000
FZNT02 KNHC 010400
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED APR 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED APR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 76W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 27N65W TO 27N75W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
65W AND 45W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N47W TO 24N52W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 65W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT .SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 31N41W 1015 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
26N45W TO 22N45W. N OF 25N E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N W OF 45W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 12N76W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 12N76W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N89W TO 25N95W TO 18N95W. N OF 22N 
W OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF FRONT TO 
87W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 30N86W TO 25N93W TO 18N95W. N 
OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 
27N BETWEEN 90W AND 85W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N87W TO 25N92W TO 18N95W. 
FROM 25N TO 27N N OF 21N W OF 95W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 88W AND 85W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N81W TO 30N90W. N OF 22N S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N90W TO 25N92W TO 18N94W. N OF 
25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.