000
FZNT02 KNHC 070418
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE APR 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 21N87W.  S OF 25N W OF 93W  
N WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 13 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT SE OF AREA.  
WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 27N80W.  N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT 
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 12 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 27N80W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS 
...N OF 29N WITHIN 450 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
TO 10 FT.  W OF FRONT  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  E 
OF FRONT FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 72W S TO SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST 31N71W TO 22N78W.  W OF FRONT N OF 27N  W TO 
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  W OF FRONT S OF 27N  NW 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 63W  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 65W  S TO SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 20N70W.  N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 72W  NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 29N 
WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN N 
SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC S OF 14N E OF 43W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 12N E OF 51W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W  NE TO E WIND 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.  SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 16N87W.
W OF FRONT  NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 21N78W TO 16N84W.  W OF FRONT  N 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO  COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 21N87W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT  NW TO N WIND 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT SE OF AREA.  NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 24N E OF 90W  NW TO N WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 95W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  W OF 95W N OF 22N  SE TO S WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.