000
FZNT02 KNHC 181510
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAR 18 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 27N59W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N72W. S OF 23N WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT...INCLUDING ATLC 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF LINE FROM 21N25W TO 27N54W TO 
21N67W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N49W TO 28N56W TO 
27N67W. S OF 21N BETWEEN 48W AND 64W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 28N80W. N OF 
29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. N OF 30N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 21N72W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 73W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 16N83W. WITHIN 180 NM 
NW OF FRONT...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 91W AND 93W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 91W AND 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.