000
FZNT02 KNHC 260250
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN APR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN APR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 23N62W...THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 20N72W. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT...EXCEPT TO 14 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH 31N49W TO 23N60W. S 
OF 28N W OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 13 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 28N W OF 65W  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 12 FT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. 

.ATLC N OF 23N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 28N35W TO 20N45W TO 12N60W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS E OF 
42W. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 31N39W TO 17N62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 25N35W TO 18N65W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS E OF 40W...AND ALSO S 
OF 12N BETWEEN 40W AND 55W. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 10N W OF 68W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 
68W  E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 90W AND S OF 27N E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS TO 9 FT... 
EXCEPT 14 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 90W AND S OF 28N E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...AND TO 13 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...25 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS TO 9 FT...12 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.