000
FZNT02 KNHC 082220
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC MON MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAK COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 24N46W TO 16N61W. SECONDARY 
FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N47W TO 24N54W. N OF 23N WITHIN 150 NM SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NE. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONTAL TROUGH WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 20N BETWEEN 
55W AND 63W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 20N E OF 77W AND NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 22N55W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 19N61W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT  S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N56W TO 20N70W  WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 11N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 50W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N E OF 55W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 53W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 58W  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 16N61W TO 
12N73W. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 18N73W TO 09N76.5W. N OF FRONTAL 
TROUGH W TO SECOND TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.  S OF 20N W OF SECOND TROUGH TO 79W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST S PART. SEAS TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N WITHIN 150 NM W OF SECOND TROUGH WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATING.  S OF 17N W OF 
TROUGH TO 80W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 11N FROM 68W TO 77W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 21N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
NW PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 92W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.