000
FZNT02 KNHC 150808
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC TUE MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 20N73W AND WARM FRONT 31N54W TO 
26N49W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN COLD AND WARM FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N47W TO 22N65W TO 19N68W. N OF 
27N BETWEEN 62W AND 72W W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 27N TO 22N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 22N55W TO 17N62W. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 
FT WITH W SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N E OF 88W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
S OF 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 95W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 86W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 85W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.