000
FZNT02 KNHC 260838
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO. 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 26
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 27
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 28

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 20N71W. N OF 28N WITHIN 660 NM NM W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 10 TO 13 IN N SWELL. S 
OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 26N60W THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 20N73W. N OF 28N N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N42W TO 29N66W TO 20N75W.
FROM 25N TO 29N W OF TROUGH TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N E OF TROUGH TO 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 20N E OF 45W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
N SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 60W NE TO E TO WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 50W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 70W NE TO E TO WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 50W AND S OF 20N E OF 62W NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH 20N75W 15N84W. NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 11 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N74W TO 12N84W. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. WINDS LESS THEN 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W AND ALSO S OF 15N 
W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N E 
OF 84W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF 92W E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 94W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER NELSON
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH