000 FZNT02 KNHC 191005 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED MAR 19 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO. SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 19 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 20 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 21 .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .COLD FRONT 31N42W 17N62W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 56W NW WIND TO 40 KT SEAS TO 28 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N PART. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND TO 35 KT SEAS TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N40W 18N48W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 53W NW WIND TO 35 KT SEAS TO 25 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND TO 35 KT SEAS 20 FT IN NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE. ...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... .COLD FRONT 30N92W 21N97W. W OF 90W NW WIND TO 35 KT SEAS TO 13 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W 22N89W. WIND BELOW GALE FORCE. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W...ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST... NE TO E WIND TO 35 KT SEAS 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WIND BELOW GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 63W NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 20N FROM 63W TO 72W N TO NE WIND 20 KT SEAS TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 65W N TO NE WIND TO 20 KT SEAS TO 22 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N37W 20N45W 15N61W. N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 58W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 23 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 16 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N37W 17N46W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 57W NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 23 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 72W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 17 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 74W S WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO S WIND 20 KT SEAS TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 75W S TO SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N66W 25N80W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 59W SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF FRONT N WIND 20 KT SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 14 FT IN N SWELL. .CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 10N FROM 67W TO 82W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHER ATLC PASSAGES SEAS 11 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 83W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT TO 16 FT ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SEAS TO 12 FT EXCEPT TO 16 FT ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 80W E TO SE WIND TO 20 KT SEAS TO 10 FT...S OF 15N. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 83W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SEAS TO 12 FT EXCEPT TO 15 FT ATLC PASSAGES. .GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 14 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT N OF 25N. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W 22N87W W OF FRONT TO 95W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 25N E OF 87W NE WIND TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH