000
FZNT02 KNHC 270344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N91W TO 21N98W. S 
OF 26N W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 27N60W SW TO 25N67W TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 30N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N45W TO
28N55W TO 26N65W SW TO 20N72W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 63W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 63W AND 
70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 
28N52W TO 27N63W. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 19N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 29N35W TO 25N52W TO 19N65W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 14N. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE
FROM 31N37W TO 24N50W TO 19N65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 21N35W
TO 18N55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N W OF 82W...BETWEEN 75W AND 79W INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND ALSO NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 75W...AND ALSO S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 94W...AND ALSO N OF 21N BETWEEN
86W AND 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO
8 FT N OF 27N W OF 93W. S OF 26N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE NW OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 89W...AND
TO 8 FT E OF 89W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.