000
FZNT02 KNHC 221007
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED APR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N73W TO 23N81W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 480 NM E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 21N75W. N OF 
26N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N63W TO 20N74W. BETWEEN 
FRONTAL TROUGH AND LINE 31N70W TO 25N81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 28N58W. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 24N45W. W OF FRONT TO 49W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 
FT. N OF 24N BETWEEN 49W AND 58W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN LINE 25N35W TO 19N42W AND LINE 31N54W 
TO 22N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT WITH NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 16N 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 46W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 16N INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 95W W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 95W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 86W AND 94W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 29N91W TO 25N81W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.