000
FZNT02 KNHC 230319
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU MAR 23 2006
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 23
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 24
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 25

.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 31N56W 27N70W 25N80W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N43W 25N60W 25N70W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 40W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 56W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 
14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N35W 24N50W 24N60W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 52W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 18 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 26N82W 25N89W THEN COLD FRONT TO 
18N95W. N OF FRONT W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 40 KT NEAR COAST OF MEXICO...SEAS TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N81W 24N87W 18N93W. LITTLE CHANGE 
IN WINDS AND SEAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO LINE 
31N46W 27N54W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO FRONT E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT E OF 70W W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 
75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 18N 
TO 25N E OF 46W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 56W AND 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 14 TO 20 FT IN 
NW SWELL N OF 28N. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 
65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 29N79W 1012 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
26N80W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND SW 
QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT ALONG 31N71W 
26N73W 22N80W AND WARM FRONT ALONG 31N70W 26N65W. N OF 28N W OF 
COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 28N W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF WARM FRONT 
SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 26N TO WARM FRONT E OF COLD 
FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT YUCATAN CHANNEL. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N81W 18N88W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 24N81W 25N90W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N97W. N OF 26N W OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL NEAR TEXAS COAST.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 88W AND 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE IN 
WINDS AND SEAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 27N82W 21N97W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 30N88W 24N98W 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

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

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FORECASTER BERG
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER