000
FZNT02 KNHC 250232
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI MAR 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 27.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...  
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 17.5N BETWEEN 64W AND
67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 17N
BETWEEN 79W TO 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N
BETWEEN 70W TO 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 17N
BETWEEN 67W TO 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF
17N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77W NE WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN
66W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN
64W TO 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF
17N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N
BETWEEN 70W TO 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 17N
BETWEEN 67W TO 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
S OF 17N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N
BETWEEN 66W TO 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 13N
BETWEEN 64W TO 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 82.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 21.5N BETWEEN 69.5W AND 72.5W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 21.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21.5N BETWEEN 69.5W AND 72.5W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20.5N TO 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21.5N BETWEEN 69.5W AND 72.5W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 19N35W TO 16.5N50W TO 06N51W AND FROM 17N
TO 19N BETWEEN 59.5W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 19.5N BETWEEN 40W AND 63W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 12 N BETWEEN 40W AND 63W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21.5N BETWEEN 40W AND 64W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 35.5W AND 65W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 12N BETWEEN 41.5W AND
58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 24.5N BETWEEN 35W AND 65.5W AND S
OF 12N BETWEEN 43.5W AND 55.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT LESS. SEAS TO
9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 87W E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16.5N BETWEEN 85W AND 86.5W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 87W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 22N95.5W TO 22N98W. S
OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION AHEAD OF THE
FRONT N OF 26.5N BETWEEN 83W AND 90W. 
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 25N90W TO 19N93W.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.