000
FZNT02 KNHC 042218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED MAR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 24N61W TO 18N67W. N OF 26N W OF
FRONT TO 69W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 
26N W OF FRONT TO 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF
27N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 18N66W. W OF FRONT 
TO 71W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 
25N W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES
NEAR 26N56W 1015 MB...THE  WEAKENS SW TO 17N60W. WITHIN 150 NM 
NW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE
W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 25N74W TO 25N81W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
26N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT AND LOW S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
HIGHEST N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.ATLC N OF 27N BETWEEN 40W AND 45W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE 31N51W TO 17N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS TO  20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 17N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 51W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 60W NE TO E
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST E OF
50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N67W TO 9N81W. S OF 16N W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF 
FRONT TO 74W...AND ALSO N OF 15N BETWEEN FRONT AND 84W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N E OF FRONT
E TO 72W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF 84W TO LINE FROM 17N62W 
TO 12N69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 17N62W TO 12N69W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 25N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 85W...AND ALSO S OF LINE 26N90W 
TO 25N85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 
27N W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.