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FZNT02 KNHC 031551
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE MAR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW 28N47W 1018 MB MOVING SW 10 KT WITH WARM FRONT FROM 29N42W 
TO 26N35W. OVER FORECAST WATERS N QUADRANT OF LOW NE TO E WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N E OF 41W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 47W AND 60W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 55W. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 28N45W 1020 MB. NE OF LINE FROM 31N47W TO 
22N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. NE OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 
20N41W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 
55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 20N70W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 76W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT .
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 19N69W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 76W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 
27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 19N66W. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT AND N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 74W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
30N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 19N72W TO 10N83W. S OF 15N W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 74W AND 
84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING. N OF 10N BETWEEN 74W 
AND 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 68W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 23N W OF 96W SE TO S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.