000
FZNT02 KNHC 141619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC MON MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 20N74W. WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM 
31N60W TO 23N47W. N OF 26N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT 35 TO 30 KT N OF 30N. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 60W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. WITHIN 210 NM NE OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 27N60W TO 19N70W. WARM 
FRONT 31N54W TO 25N41W. N OF 25N W OF 67W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 180 NM NE OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 25N55W TO 19N69W. N OF 
23N BETWEEN 58W AND 76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT E OF 58W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 12.5N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH 20N74W TO 18N77.5W TO 10N84W. W OF 
TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 
14N BETWEEN 61W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 19N70W TO 16N80W. FROM 11N TO 
14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM 19N69W TO 18N79W. 
S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N E OF 88W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N95W TO 22N85W. N OF 26N E OF 88W NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 29N95W TO 22N85W. N OF 27N E OF RIDGE N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SW OF RIDGE NE WINDS 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.