000
FZNT02 KNHC 170348
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI APR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 26N70W TO 23N77W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N 
OF 29N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE W 
OF 77W. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 20N69W.  N OF 27N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 26N57W TO 22N61W. N OF 
26N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. BETWEEN 62W AND 74W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL.  

N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 11 
FT.  N OF 26N FROM 63W TO 71W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 
TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC S OF 17N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N E OF 80W NE 
TO E WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 27N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF 87W AND S OF 24N E OF 85W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 88W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 
24N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.