000
FZNT02 KNHC 290243
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU OCT 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 28N42W. N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 
21N E OF 55E WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM 29N35W TO 27N38W. 
N OF 25N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 45W AND 68W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 
27N60W. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 
FT IN N SWELL. HIGHEST SEAS E OF 45W. NW OF FRONT TO 62W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 
24N60W. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT IN N SWELL. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 60W AND 72W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N88W TO 21N90W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 21N97W. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 91W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.