000
FZNT02 KNHC 120249
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT SEP 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 14.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 18.0N 33.6W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 12 
MOVING ENE OR 060 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE 
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 
NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 18.4N 33.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED NEAR 20.0N 35.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FRED NEAR 22.0N 40.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FRED NEAR 23.5N 46.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FRED NEAR 25.0N 51.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED WARNINGS OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 14N TO 
22N E OF 38W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
16N TO 25N E OF 47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL...EXCEPT SE SWELL N OF 18N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS OVER FORECAST 
WATERS FROM 14N TO 22N E OF 38W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 22N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT SE SWELL N OF 19N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM NW QUADRANT 
AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 29N49W TO 31N58W. N OF FRONT NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT 31N37W TO 28N50W TO 31N60W. N 
OF FRONT E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND N OF 25N BETWEEN 43W AND 58W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 85W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 28N E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 88W AND 95W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.