000
FZNT02 KNHC 090944
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAK COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 22N46W TO 16N62W. N OF 25N 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO A LINE 
FROM 21N71W TO 31N61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N46W 1013 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
EXTENDING FROM LOW TO 20N55W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N62W. WITHIN 
120 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.    
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N37W 1010 MB WITH WEAK COLD 
FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW TO 20N49W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N62W. 
WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. W 
OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 52W 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. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 50W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 16N62W TO 15N65W. NW OF TROUGH TO 
75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13 E 
OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 17N62W TO 15N70W. N OF 
TROUGH E OF 75W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S 
OF 13N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DIFFUSE. S OF 14N E OF 75W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 
81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 16N W OF 81W 
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 21N W OF 88W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST 
NW PART. SEAS TO 8 FT NW PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST 84W AND 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N92W TO 25N97W. E OF 90W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N PART. SEAS TO 9 FT N PART. 
N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 90W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.