000
FZNT02 KNHC 152207
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED APR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 27N80W.  N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 63W
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 73W  
W TO NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 23N79W.  N OF 29N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 20N71W.  N OF 26N WITHIN 
540 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.  N OF 29N W 
OF FRONT TO 77W  N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.  N OF 
27N W OF 70W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 25N45W.  N OF 29N FROM 46W TO 53W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT DISSIPATED.  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 15N  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 18N E OF 60W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 20N W OF 85W  E TO SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W  NE TO E WIND 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 23N W OF 95W  E TO SE 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 23N W OF 86W  SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.