000
FZNT02 KNHC 270905
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU MAR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO. 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 27
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 28
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 29

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 27N550W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N74W.
N OF 27N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...E OF BAHAMAS 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER FORECAST AREA SE OF LINE 
28N35W TO 22N70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TOUGH 31N46W TO 29N67W TO 22N73W. W OF 
TROUGH TO 78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER FORECAST AREA SE OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N67W TO 24N74W. FORECAST AREA SE OF 
LINE 31N50W TO 20N71W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH 20N74W TO 16N84W. NW OF TROUGH NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 
78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT MONA PASSAGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18NW OF 85W E WINDS 20 
KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
FORECASTER NELSON
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH