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FZNT02 KNHC 181618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI SEP 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI SEP 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 24N66W TO 28N66W MOVING W-NW 15 KT. WITHIN 120 NM W 
OF TROUGH AND 150 NM E OF TROUGH...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH...WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N 
AND NE OF LINE FROM 28N63W TO 14N46W...E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N TO 28N ALONG 71W. WITHIN 90 NM 
E OF TROUGH N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N AND NE OF LINE 27N62W TO 14N49W...E TO 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N TO 29N ALONG 73W. WITHIN 90 NM 
E OF TROUGH N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES 13N39W 1010 MB MOVING W 13 KT. FROM 13N TO 22N E 
OF 46W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND SE SWELL. S OF 13N E OF 41W...SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
CONFUSED SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE AND SE SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 46W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 14N41W 1011 MB. WITHIN 210 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW...WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 24N E OF 49W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 16N43W 1012 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW...WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 38W AND 48W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 
77W...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 75W. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.