000
FZNT02 KNHC 192218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC MON OCT 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON OCT 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 21.

.WARNINGS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 20N74W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 65W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM NW 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 24N72W THEN DIFFUSE TO 
22.5N81W. NW OF FRONT TO 29N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DIFFUSE COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 26N80W. NW OF 
FRONT TO 29N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. 

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N47W TO 19N53W. N OF 24N W OF TROUGH TO 57W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 20N74W TO 16N85W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. EXCEPT FROM 17N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 83.5W AND 86W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE FROM W CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS. 
N OF 17N W OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO SE OF LINE 30N84W TO 21N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 87W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.