000
FZNT02 KNHC 250232
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT APR 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N57W TO 22N77W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N52W TO 23N65W. S OF 27N W OF 
63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT 
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONTAL 
TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST DIFFUSE FRONTAL TROUGH 31N49W TO 22N65W. S OF 
27N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF THE 
BAHAMAS. 

.ATLC N OF 26N E OF 45W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 10 TO 14 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 60W NE WINDS TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 28N E OF 45W AND S OF 20N E OF 55W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS 
N OF 23N. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 31N51W TO 17N62W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 25N35W TO 18N63W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS E OF 40W. ELSEWHERE 
SE OF LINE 31N35W TO 18N63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT 
MAINLY W OF 70W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 20N W OF 90W AND E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 25N E 
OF 88W. SEAS TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
N OF 23N W OF 94W AND S OF 25N E OF 88W. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 
11 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.