000
FZNT02 KNHC 080342
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 24N47W TO 16N63W. S OF 23N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 72W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 65W AND 54W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF FRONT TO 77W NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18N SE OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REINVIGORATED COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 19N52W TO 
17N62W. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT N OF 21N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 21N WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT E OF 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA SE OF FRONT TO 21N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N35W TO 22N48W THEN 
ACTIVE STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N54W TO 17N63W. NW OF FRONT E OF 
48W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT 
TO 16N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 11N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. FROM 13N TO 21N  E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WEAKENING COLD FRONT 16N63W TO LOW PRES 13.5N71.5W 
1011 MB. N OF FRONT E OF 67W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 67W AND 71.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 20N 71.5W TO 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 17N62W TO 
13.5N75W. N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
S OF TROUGH W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 17N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST REINVIGORATED FRONTAL TROUGH 17N63W TO 15N76W. 
N OF TROUGH TO 76W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 
76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N E OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.