000
FZNT02 KNHC 220220
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 25N57W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N65W 
TO 19N70W. N OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 23N63W TO 21N70W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N49W TO 25N65W TO 
20N70W. N OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO 26N52W TO 26N58W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 23N37W TO 17N47W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY 31N50W TO 31N35W TO 20N35W TO 
14N44W TO 13N60W TO 19N60W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED BY 30N40W TO 30N35W TO 18N35W TO 
15N48W TO 15N53W TO 22N53W TO 30N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 44W AND 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 31N81W. N OF 30N W OF 
77W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 29N76W TO 29N81W. W 
OF FRONT AND N OF 29.5N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
NEAR 31N. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 27N74W TO 27N80W. 
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 26N65W TO 24N75W TO 
24N80W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT AND N 
OF LINE FROM 24N66W TO 21N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 71.5W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 20N73.5W TO 18N75.5W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 19.5N BETWEEN 78W 
AND 80 W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 21N E OF 91.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.