000
FZNT02 KNHC 120344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COMPLEX LOW PRES 1001 MB NEAR 31N73W WITH 
COLD FRONT TO 25N80W. N OF 28N E OF LOW PRES AND FRONT TO 65W SE 
TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 24N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW PRES 1001 MB NEAR 31N73W WITH COLD 
FRONT TO 25N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT TO 63W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT 
TO 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W 
TO 28N75W TO 23N80W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 63W SE TO S WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 63W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 21N76W. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 
25N BETWEEN 58W AND 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.   

.ATLC LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 32N35W WITH COLD FRONT TO 21N45W TO 
18N55W THEN STATIONARY TO 17N62W. N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF FRONT TO 24N BETWEEN 
55W AND 67W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA. STATIONARY FRONT 26N35W 
TO 21N50W. WITHIN 210 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 40W AND 50W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25N35W TO 21N50W. WITHIN 240 NM N OF 
FRONT BETWEEN 45W AND 53W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N84W TO 19N85W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 14N BETWEEN 
70W AND 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N81W TO 16N86W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT 21N78W TO 16N87W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 85W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 22N83W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 26N.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF GULF. N OF 26N E OF 93W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.