000
FZNT02 KNHC 240309
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT OCT 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH ALONG 76W FROM 20N TO 27N MOVING WNW 10 KT. FROM
25N TO 29N BETWEEN 63W AND 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 79W S OF 27N. WEAKENING COLD
ENTERING FAR NW PART OF AREA. WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH SE TO
S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W TO 
76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGING WITH WEAKENING FRONT FROM 31N79W
TO 27N80W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N E OF 40W E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 44W AND 57W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 57W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 64W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W
E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 24N90W THEN STATIONARY
TO 21N97W...COLD FRONT MOVING SE 13 KT. N OF FRONT TO 25N W OF 
90W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT OVER FAR SE PART. FROM 21N 
TO 25N W OF 90W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 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.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.