000
FZNT02 KNHC 130328
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT MAR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW N OF AREA. N OF 28N BETWEEN 74W AND 65W SE TO S  
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COMPLEX LOW N OF AREA 997 MB NEAR 34N78W WITH FRONTAL 
TROUGH FROM LOW TO 31N75W TO 27N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 22N78W. N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
26N BETWEEN 57W AND 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 
27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 23N68W TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 77W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 24N35W TO 16N55W TO 15N61W. N OF FRONT TO 
26N BETWEEN 43W AND 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 25N35W TO 21N52W. N OF TROUGH 
TO 25N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N84W TO 20N87W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 16N E OF 
FRONT TO 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N78W TO 15N84W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 13N BETWEEN 
65W AND 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 15N83W. 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 22N84W TO YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
NW OF FRONT AND E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 90W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 88W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. S OF 23N W OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 20 
KT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.