000
FZNT02 KNHC 151622
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 29N58W TO 20N71W AND WARM FRONT 
31N53W TO 27N40W. SECONDARY FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 24N73W. W OF 
SECONDARY FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN FIRST FRONT AND SECONDARY FRONT SW TO W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF WARM FRONT TO 25N AND W TO 
COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF WARM 
FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 26N52W TO 19N68.5W. N OF 
23N W OF FRONT TO 55W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N 
OF 23N FROM 55W TO 78W AND NE OF BAHAMAS. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 13 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 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR S OF 10N BETWEEN 38W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13.5N FROM 60W TO 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO N 
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 S OF 22N BETWEEN 89W AND 94W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR DEVELOPING SURFACE TROUGH 28N96W TO 21N96W. N OF 21N E 
OF TROUGH TO 90W 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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.