000
FZNT02 KNHC 010856
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED APR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH. N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 30N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N79W TO 30N81W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 27N65W. N OF 27N WITHIN 720 NM W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT .SEAS 8 TO 12 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 23N51W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
900 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 23N47W. N OF 25N E OF 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY 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 TO S 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 STATIONARY FRONT 30N87W TO 25N94W TO 18N95W.
N OF 22N W OF 93W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT TO 87W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N85W TO 25N93W TO 18N94W. N 
OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
S OF 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 85W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH N OF AREA COLD FRONT APPROACH NW WATERS.
N OF 25N W OF 90W AND S OF 28N BETWEEN 90W AND 85W SE TO S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 24N87W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 20N96W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 20N91W. N OF 23N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT. 

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.