000
FZNT02 KNHC 160251
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI OCT 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 27N65W THEN WARM FRONT TO 31N68W. N 
OF FRONT W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 
FRONT E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 27N50W THEN 
WARM FRONT TO 31N55W. N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N35W TO 24N46W. N OF FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 62W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 25N80W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 67W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N W 
OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT ALONG 30N.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 38W AND 60W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 38W AND 60W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 63W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 27N97W. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N 
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 24N97W. N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N81W TO 21N87W. N OF 21N W OF
90W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT. N OF FRONT E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.