000
FZNT02 KNHC 271013
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON APR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 24N60W. S OF 27N BETWEEN 
81W AND 63W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS...AND TO 14 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 
19N AND W OF 56W...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 28N W OF 65W...E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 13 FT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 19N AND W OF 54W...E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 26N TO 19N AND W OF 55W...E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC SE OF LINE 25N35W TO 25N46W TO 19N56W TO 19N62W...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N...WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 28N35W TO 28N46W TO 15N62W... 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 62W...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 12N BETWEEN 40W AND 55W. 
ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 25N35W TO 19N62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W...AND S OF 
15N E OF 50W...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 21N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT W OF 67W...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N 
BETWEEN 62W AND 82W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 65W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 82W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 64W...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N E OF 87W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT...AND TO 14 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. W OF 87W...SE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 89W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...AND TO 12 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 20N W OF 89W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 21N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 88W...E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 
25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 23N BETWEEN 89W AND 94W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.