000
FZNT02 KNHC 231619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED SEP 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N63W TO 25N63.5W. WITHIN 180 N E OF TROUGH...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N65W TO 25N66.5W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 22.5N49W TO 15N52W. FROM 17N TO 26N E OF 54W...E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 13.5N TO 17N E OF 
41W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 17N55W TO 25N50W. N OF 20N WITHIN 300 
NM E OF TROUGH...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21N58W TO 29N54W. WITHIN 90 NM SE OF 
TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN AREA BOUNDED BY POINTS 12N81W TO 18N81W TO 15N69W TO 
11N64W TO 12N81W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N W OF 76W...WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W...E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W... NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N91W TO 25N97W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT STALLING FROM 30N85W TO 28N92W TO 
20N95W. N OF 21N W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N87W TO 28N94W AND TROUGH S 
OF 24N ALONG 91W. S OF 23N W OF 96W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 88W...E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.