000
FZNT02 KNHC 220257
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.ATLC GALE WARNING.
.42 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT N OF AREA.  N OF 30N FROM 45W TO 
60W  SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES N OF AREA WITH TROUGH FROM 31N42W TO 14N46W AND 
COLD FRONT FROM CENTER TO 31N44W TO 22N55W TO 21N68W.  N OF 23N 
E OF TROUGH  S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  WITHIN 420 NM 
NW OF FRONT  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SEAS 
12 TO 20 FT.  ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 25N35W TO 16N42W.  W OF LINE FROM 
31N36W TO 18N50W TO 18N65W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 70W.  ELSEWHERE S OF 27N FROM 70W TO 76W 
E OF BAHAMAS  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT N OF AREA.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 25N FROM 45W TO 65W  W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 70W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 
27N E OF 45W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 28N55W TO 31N63W.  N OF 
27N E OF FRONT TO 40W  SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY.  SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF FRONT TO 60W  NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 23N35W 
TO 14N50W TO 13N61W E OF 63W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N FROM 73W TO 79W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 65W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 14N FROM 74W TO 78W  NE WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 65W AND N OF 17N 
E OF 84W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 13N FROM 69W TO 78W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 14N FROM 68W TO 81W AND 
FROM 14N TO 19N E OF 79W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N E OF 94W  NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.