000 FZNT02 KNHC 201058 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU MAR 20 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU MAR 20 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 21 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 22 .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .COLD FRONT 31N39W 20N47W 15N61W. N OF 27N FROM 50W TO 58W NW WIND TO 35 KT SEAS TO 22 FT IN N SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WIND BELOW GALE FORCE. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST... NE TO E WIND TO 35 KT SEAS TO 13 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WIND BELOW GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 36W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF 62W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 24 FT IN N SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W 20N46W 17N50W. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 58W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 20 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 9N TO 15N W OF 45W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N35W 17N47W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 52W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 60W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 18 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N W OF 40W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 7N E OF 55W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL. .ATLC N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 11 FT. ATLC S OF 27N W OF 70W SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 62W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 18 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N70W 25N80W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 60W AND E OF BAHAMAS WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 15 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N55W 25N80W. N OF 30N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 KT SEAS 10 FT. NW OF FRONT TO 75W N TO NE WIND TO 20 KT SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT AND W OF 55W AND E OF BAHAMAS WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 20N. .CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 82W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT TO 16 FT IN N SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 84W SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N FROM 70W TO 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST...SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 11 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT TO 15 FT IN N SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N FROM 67W TO 83W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST...SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 11 FT IN N SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .GULF OF MEXICO W OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 KT SEAS 7 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. E OF 90W NE WIND 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 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