000 FZNT02 KNHC 102218 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU MAR 10 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC THU MAR 10. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 11. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 12. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .LOW JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32N54W 1009 MB WITH STATIONARY FRONT TO 26N44W TO 21N35W. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 44W E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. ...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... .COLD FRONT FROM 28N88W TO 18N91W. S OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM FROM 31N49W TO 21N35W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF STATIONARY FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. N OF 38N BETWEEN 56W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N59W TO NEW LOW NEAR 26N46W 1015 MB AND TO 21N46W. NE OF TROUGH AND LOW TO A LINE FROM 31N41W TO 23N35W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N60W TO 26N50W TO 22N35W. NE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 43W NE TO E 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL BETWEEN TROUGH AND 42W AND 8 TO 11 FT E OF 42W. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 29N81W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 73W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 23N79W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 21N76W. WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT N OF 28N 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N BETWEEN 65W AND FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N82W TO 19N87W. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N79W TO 18N88W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 21N76W TO 17N85W. W OF FRONT TO 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 18N91W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT TO 91W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN FRONT AND 26N. S OF 25N W OF 91W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST SE OF AREA. E OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 85W AND 92W AND S OF 25N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 25N. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. S OF 24N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 94W 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.