000
FZNT02 KNHC 090346
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE MAR 09 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAK COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 22N46W TO 16N62W. SECONDARY 
FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N43W TO 26N48W. N OF 23N WITHIN 150 NM SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
FRONT TO 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N NW OF FRONT E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF FORECAST 
AREA SE OF FRONT N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 23N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 
18N62W. N OF 25N E OF 47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.    
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N41W 1013 MB WITH WEAK COLD 
FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW TO 26N43W TO 18.5N65W. WITHIN 180 NM E 
AND SE SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 11N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 50W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 16N62W TO 11N75.5W. 
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 18N73.5W TO 13N77W TO 09N77W. N OF FRONTAL 
TROUGH W TO SECOND TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
S OF 20N W OF SECOND TROUGH TO 79W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST S PART. SEAS TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N WITHIN 120 NM W OF SECOND TROUGH WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 18N62W TO 15N70W. N OF 
TROUGH E OF 70W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH NEARLY DIFFUSE AND N OF 
CARIBBEAN. S OF 14N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W TO 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 21N W OF 91W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST 
NW PART. SEAS TO 8 FT NW PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 84W AND 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT N PART. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.