000
FZNT02 KNHC 090916
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED APR 09 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO. 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 09
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 10
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 11

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 31N70W 1014 MB TO CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N55W 28N65W 23N75W. N OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 70W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N44W 1008 MB WITH FRONTAL
TROUGH ALONG 27N50W 25N65W. N OF 28N E OF LOW AND FRONTAL TROUGH 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. NW OF LOW AND 
TROUGH TO 47W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE 31N70W 22N55W 15N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 28N35W 31N39W. NE OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE 31N60W 26N50W
17N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NE OF LINE 31N55W 
22N45W 20N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...SEE FIRST SECTION.

.ATLC S OF 15N NE WINDS OCCASIONALLY 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 50W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 
FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 
FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 84W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA N OF 
10N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 
20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N E OF 90W AND S OF 24N W OF 90W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
FORECASTER COBB
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH