000
FZNT02 KNHC 200251
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE OCT 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 27N WITHIN 240 
NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 31N52W TO 19N54W. 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 S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
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 E OF 80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN LOW NEAR 13N81W 1006 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. FROM 13N 
TO 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N81W 1006 MB. FROM 13N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 14N82W 1006 MB. FROM 14N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 79W AND 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 20N74W TO 16N85W. S OF 
20N W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
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 27N83W TO 20N90W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS TO 10 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.