000
FZNT02 KNHC 172034
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 22N65W. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF A LINE FROM 10N35W TO 10N50W TO 27N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 25N53W
TO 24N59W. E OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 13N60W TO 07N53W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF LINE FROM 20N35W TO
14N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND SE
SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 77.5W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF 12N77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 87.5W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18.5N BETWEEN 84.5W AND 87W SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 45 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N87W TO
DEVELOPING LOW PRES 24N95W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT S TO 21N96W.
N OF 26N W OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N87W TO LOW PRES
25N94W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT S TO 18N94W. W OF LINE FROM
29N94W TO 19N96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.