000
FZNT02 KNHC 171558
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N51W TO 24N54W. COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO
27N55W TO 24N62W. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
A LINE FROM 09N35W TO 11N48W TO 19N62W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO
14 FT N OF 23N E OF 54W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM
31N46W TO 25N52W TO 22N62W. E OF 66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 21N BETWEEN 40W
AND 65W AND S OF 24N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 845W AND 87.5W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N BETWEEN 84.5W AND 87W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N BETWEEN 84.5W AND 87W SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.