000 FZNT02 KNHC 050414 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED MAR 05 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO. SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 05 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 06 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 07 .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .18 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA NEAR 33N38W 1010 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 W QUADRANT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 31N37W 1009 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 W QUADRANT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT 31N35W 25N44W 25N50W. N OF FRONT TO 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W AND FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...COLD FRONT 26N35W 24N50W 25N58W. N OF FRONT E OF 50W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...COLD FRONT 25N35W 23N50W 25N55W. N OF FRONT E OF 50W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 25N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 55W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .ATLC N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS FAR NW PORTION. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W 28N81W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N74W 27N80W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N74W 27N80W. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .ATLC S OF 17N BETWEEN 40W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W AND FROM 12N TO 24N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT... EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST...SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES NE CARIBBEAN. .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N83W 21N88W. NW OF FRONT E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS BAY OF CAMPECHE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N81W 21N90W. N OF 20N W OF 96W SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 26N81W 27N90W TO LOW PRES 1005 MB NEAR 27N95W. S OF FRONT BETWEEN 85W AND 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH