000
FZNT02 KNHC 102209
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC THU MAR 10 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND
82WNE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N
BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N
BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 1018 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N39W TO 23N40W TO
17N52W THEN WEAKENING FRONT TO 12N61W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT TO 22N BETWEEN
48N AND 55W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N56W TO 22N70W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 21N40W THEN
DISSIPATING FRONT TO 15N56W. FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 55W AND 63W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 23N
BETWEEN 50W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM
31N48W TO 29N60W TO 31N72W. N OF 27N E OF 55W TO A LINE FROM
31N38W TO 27N45W AND SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 30N. NW OF FRONT TO 55W NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN
55W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC SW OF LINE FROM 27N80W TO 22N70W TO 22N65W...INCLUDING
APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...INCLUDING
APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...INCLUDING
APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 16N W OF
83W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS...
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N E OF 78W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF 85W...
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS...SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N E OF 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM
16N TO 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 12N E OF 72W...INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN
72W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N95W TO
24N93W TO 18N95W. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 84W AND 90W SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 25N91W TO 19N93W. S
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 20N92W. N OF
25N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.