000
FZNT02 KNHC 160802
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 22N63W TO 19N71W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 
60W AND 75W W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 77W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 22N57W TO 18N63W. N OF 
28N BETWEEN 53W AND 63W W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N35W TO 20N48W TO 17N62W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 53W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT TO 35 SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N78W TO 27N77W TO 22N76W. WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT . SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES NEAR 26N76W WITH TROUGH S TO 
22N76W. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE LOW PRES SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 83W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 83W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N E OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 88W AND 95W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR S OF 27N W OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT NEAR 22N96W.   
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.