000
FZNT02 KNHC 120913
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW N OF AREA. N OF 28N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 65W S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 73W AND 65W S TO SW WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC WARNING...N OF 24N W 
OF 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 28N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN ATLC WARNING...N OF 24N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 23N79W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 27N. N OF 27N E OF FRONT 
TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 27N TO 
24N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 20N74W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT 
TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 30N35W TO 17N55W THEN STATIONARY TO 16N62W. 
N OF FRONT TO 24N BETWEEN 53W AND 65W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 26N35W TO 18N50W. N OF TROUGH 
TO 24N BETWEEN 45W AND 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL NEAR 24N50W.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N81W TO 16N84W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 20N74W TO 15N83W. WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 29N83W TO LOW PRES 26N90W 998 
MB AND COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 23N98W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. BETWEEN 25N AND STATIONARY FRONT E 
OF 90W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 21N87W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 25N. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF 90W AND N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 93W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 90W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.