000 FZNT02 KNHC 242157 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI MAR 24 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 26. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 27N57W TO 25N66W THEN STATIONARY TO 24N80W. TROUGH FROM 30N49W TO 24N56W TO LOW PRES 1016 MB NEAR 21N63W TO 18N67W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N61W TO 31N51W TO 22N63W TO 20N69W TO 21N75W TO 24N81W TO 26.5N80W TO 28N80W TO 31N61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS AND SEAS TO 8 FT INSIDE BAHAMAS. N OF LINE FROM 31N61W TO 28N80W AND S OF 31N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 65W AND 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 65W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 26N51W THEN STATIONARY TO LOW PRES 1014 MB NEAR 21N68W. FROM 24N TO 26N BETWEEN 66W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY 29N72W TO 28N55W TO 25N55W TO 22N71W TO 23N74W TO 25N75W TO 29N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 31N41W TO 20N58W TO 18N62W TO THE E OF 78W AND S OF LINE FROM 31N41W TO 31N57W TO 29N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. E OF 60W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. W OF 60W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 27N41W THEN STATIONARY TO 26N50W TO 26N65W TO LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 24N70W. FROM 26N TO 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 71W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LOW TO 30N BETWEEN 61W AND 73W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUND BY 30N74W TO 30N65W TO 26N55W TO 21N60W TO 21N73W TO 26N78W TO 30N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE AND NW SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 48W AND 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF LINE FROM 30N35W TO 25N42W TO 26N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC AREA BOUNDED BY 29N35W TO 18N35W TO 12N46W TO 20N51W TO 27N42W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18N E OF 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 20N73.5W TO 18.5N75.5W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDWARD PASSAGE N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 19.5N BETWEEN 77.5W AND 81W 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 W OF LINE FROM 28.5N88W TO 20N96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N AND E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 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 MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.