000
FZNT02 KNHC 160306
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAK STATIONARY FRONT 31N50W TO 24N61W. S OF 30N WITHIN 
180 NM W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. LOW PRES 
25N58W 1016 MB WITH FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM LOW TO 26N55W 
TO 24N49W TO 20N47W. WITHIN 210 NM N AND NE OF TROUGH E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND E TO SE WIND 
WAVES. EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 53W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 26N45W TO 23N60W. N 
OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 
FRONT E OF 55W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 210 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N35W TO 24N40W TO 21N50W TO 
22N60W. N OF FRONT E OF 50W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N BETWEEN 45W AND 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 52W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 22N35W TO 15N54W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 44W AND 54W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 16N35W TO 10N56W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 
LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N E OF 74W. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 18N 
E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.