000
FZNT02 KNHC 230902
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR NW COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N
BETWEEN 64W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S
OF 16N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR NW COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 65W AND 79W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR NW COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 23N65W THEN STATIONARY TO
21N75W. WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT W OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N64W TO
24N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 28N50W. S OF
22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W
AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 19N35W TO 16N44W TO 10N50W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 47W AND 54W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO NW OF LINE FROM 30N91W 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N92W TO 23N97W. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 21N95W TO 18N95W. S
OF 22N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.