000 FZNT02 KNHC 230202 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED MAR 23 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC WED MAR 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 25. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 73W. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 16N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR NW COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W. FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 16N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 24N65W TO 22N70W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N74W. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT E OF 65W AND WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT W OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N69W TO 23N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 28N50W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N50W TO 23N65W TO 20N74W. S OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 62W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 53W AND 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 28N45W. STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 22N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .ATLC SE OF A LINE FROM 22N35W TO 20N44W TO 14N55W TO 07N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE...SE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 22N35W TO 20N41W TO 10N55W TO 06N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE...SE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE...SE AND NW SWELL. .CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 18N80W TO 15N83W. S OF 18N W OF FRONT TO 86W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 19N W OF FRONT TO 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 75W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 22.5N TO 24N E OF 86W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 29N92W TO 23N98W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. N OF 27N W OF 96W AND FROM 21N TO 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 26.5N97W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N89W TO 26N91W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W. W OF A LINE FROM 27N93W TO 21N97W AND FROM 19N TO 21N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.