000
FZNT02 KNHC 310944
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU MAR 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.FROM 26N TO 28N BETWEEN 88W TO 95W SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 87W AND 97W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 24N98W. NW OF FRONT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 21N97W. NW OF FRONT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 27N61W...THEN STATIONARY TO
27N71W. FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN 66W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES AND N SWELL. N OF FRONT
BETWEEN 49W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 27N45W THEN
WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 27N60W. N OF FRONT E OF 60W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. SHEAR LINE FROM 25N35W
TO 25N50W. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 43W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF SHEAR
LINE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 58W WINDS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 21N E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N AND E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N BETWEEN 64W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WINDS
LOWER DURING AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.