000
FZNT02 KNHC 220337
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED APR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 23N80W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 420 NM E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 26N70W TO 
20N72W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N64W TO 20N72W. BETWEEN 
FRONTAL TROUGH AND LINE 31N67W TO 25N81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  

.ATLC TROUGH 31N44W TO LOW PRES 25N58W 1022 MB. W OF TROUGH TO 
59W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 26N44W TO 27N55W TO 
26N52W. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN LINE 28N35W TO 21N43W AND LINE 31N49W 
TO 24N53W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 56W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT WITH E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 40W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 41W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 28N E OF 90W W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 95W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 83W AND 92W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE 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 COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.