000
FZNT02 KNHC 040327
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU MAR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 19N71W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W SW TO 
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS TO SHIFT N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF FRONT 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
NE. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT 
TO 54W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA N OF 20N E OF BAHAMAS TO 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 19N69W. N OF 24N W OF 
FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N WITHIN 480 NM 
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 31N48W TO 23N63W TO 18N68W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 79W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT 
TO 39W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 25N E OF FRONT TO 39W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 22N63W TO 18N66W. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N WITHIN 180 NM SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 25N35W TO 22N40W. N OF LINE 26N35W TO 
31N46W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NW 
PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 20N E OF 39W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE N OF 20N E OF ABOVE 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 60W AND 
43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 19N71W TO 09N80W. S OF 18N NW OF FRONT TO 
83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 18N68W TO 13N78W. S OF 
19N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 14N E OF 66W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH 18N66W TO 14N74W. S 
OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 13N E OF 67W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF LINE 28N87W TO 22N84W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 26N87W TO 18N95W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.