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FZNT02 KNHC 280859
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 23N98W. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 19N95W. S OF 25N W 
OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N46W TO 23N65W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 57W 
AND 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK LOW NEAR 31N48W 1018 MB. N OF 30N BETWEEN 
50W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 30N45W WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 25N49W. 
W OF FRONT TO 55W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N 
OF 29N E OF 42W  TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC S OF 16N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 22N77W. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N78W TI 15N83W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS ELSEWHERE W FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.