000
FZNT02 KNHC 151548
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED APR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 27N80W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 64W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 24N81W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 20N72W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
29N W OF FRONT TO 68W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 
29N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 25N51W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 56W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 80W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 26N82W TO 21N89W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.