000
FZNT02 KNHC 231619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 25N57W TO 18N64W. W OF FRONT TO
71W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN
210 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 25N55W TO 18N61W. N 
29N W OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND
BAHAMAS...AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N WITHIN
180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 25N53W TO 18N58W. N 
OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 69W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 29N SEAS 13 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL.
S OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 73W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S 
OF 26N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 12N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 54W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 70W AND
78W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...AND N OF 25N W OF 90W SE TO S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 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.