000
FZNT02 KNHC 262216
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 25N98W. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N89W TO 20N96W. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 18N94W. S OF 22N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N45W TO 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23N51W TO 
15N55W. N OF 23N WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL. SECOND TROUGH 31N50W TO 28N55W TO 
27N61W. W OF SECOND TROUGH TO 61W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 17 TO 19 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FIRST TROUGH TO 70W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED TROUGH 31N41W TO 25N43W TO 15N55W. N OF 
25N WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF TROUGH TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH 
TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N36W TO 18N45W. N OF 29N E OF TROUGH 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N W OF TROUGH TO 
60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.N OF 27N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 28N80W. W OF FRONT W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 150 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N 
WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 83W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 KT W OF 75W 
AND NE TO E WINDS 20 KT E OF 75W. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF 78W...EXCEPT 
TO 10 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 83W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT 
EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...E OF FRONT S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.