000
FZNT02 KNHC 180953
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 29N65W TO 25N80W. NW OF FRONT E OF 
73W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 24N65W. N OF FRONT E OF 
60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 25N BETWEEN 60W TO 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 24N50W TO 23N58W. W OF 
FRONT TO 55W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N AND NE 
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 55W AND 63W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 
63W AND 71W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 30N35W TO 28N48W THEN STATIONARY TO 30N54W. N 
OF FRONT E OF 40W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
FRONT E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

.ATLC S OF 18N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 18N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE WINDS 
20...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N 
OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N FROM 72W TO 78W NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 25N81W TO 24N88W. FROM 27N TO 
29N E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.