000
FZNT02 KNHC 210245
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED OCT 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 23.

.WARNINGS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 25N70W THEN STATIONARY TO CENTRAL 
CUBA. NW OF FRONT TO 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 25N65W. FROM 
25N TO 29N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 30N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 68W E  
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 26N TO 30N BETWEEN 
55W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 27N51W 1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE 
QUADRANT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 25N52W. WITHIN 240 NM 
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. NW OF FRONT N 
OF 29N BETWEEN 51W AND 55W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 19N. NW OF LINE 
21N78W TO 18N87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 
84W. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.    
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 20N W OF 82W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 12N82W 1007 MB. 
WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 
25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.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.