000
FZNT02 KNHC 181451
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 24N70W STATIONARY TO 25N80W. W OF 
FRONT TO 70W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF FRONT W 
OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 24N60W. W OF FRONT TO 55W 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 
55W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 23N52W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 56W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC FROM 8N TO 15N W OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 110N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W TO 77W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 28N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.