000
FZNT02 KNHC 012157
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC MON MAR 01 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT JUST W OF 
N FLORIDA WATERS.  N OF 27N W OF 72W  S TO SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 21N74W.  N OF 26N 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT  S TO SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 15 FT. 
N OF 27N W OF FRONT  W TO NW WIND 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 21 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.12 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES NEAR 30N87W 1000 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
S TO 21N89W. WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW NW WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES NEAR 30N84W 997 MB WITH COLD FRONT S 
TO 21N87W. N OF 26N E OF 90W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  GALE CONDITIONS E OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 22N62W TO 18N66W.  N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 73W  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS WITH HIGHEST SEAS NE.  N OF 25N WITHIN 300 
NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE  
N OF 27N E OF FRONT  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 35W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 21N55W TO 19N66W.  N OF 
28N W OF FRONT TO 70W  W WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 22 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  S OF 28N W OF FRONT  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  N OF 25N E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 50W  WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEA 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 27N35W TO 22N45W.  N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 45W  W WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE CONDITIONS MERGE WITH PARAGRAPH BELOW. 

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 22N W OF 76W  S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC WARNING...N OF 23N W 
OF 70W  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC WARNING...N OF 22N 
FROM 57W TO 76W  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 50W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 10N E OF 50W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 12N E OF 60W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH 18N67W TO 10N79W.  S OF 15N W OF 77W 
NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH DIFFUSE.  N OF 19N W OF 83W  S WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  S OF 14N FROM 64W TO 77W  NE TO E 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 22N84W TO 16N87W.  W OF FRONT 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 20N75W TO 09N80W.  S OF 17N
W OF FRONT  NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 29N95W 1006 MB TRAIL COLD FRONT S TO 
21N96W. W OF LOW AND FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 
22N E OF LOW AND FRONT TO 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 26N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 25N85W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N E OF 88W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 88W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON/BARNES.  TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.