000
FZNT02 KNHC 161618
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 22N63W TO 19N69W.  N OF 22N WITHIN 
240 NM SE OF FRONT  SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT.  W OF 
FRONT TO 55W  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 22N56W.  
WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  CONDITIONS MERGE WITH PARAGRAPH BELOW. 

ATLC COLD FRONT N OF AREA NEAR 60W.  N OF 26N FROM 55W TO 72W  
W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 26N58W.  WITHIN 240 NM E 
OF FRONT  SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 13 FT.  W OF FRONT TO 65W  
W WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 
FRONT TO 70W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT  W WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FRONTAL TROUGH 31N43W TO 22N50W TO 19N64W.   
N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 55W  W WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 20 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF FRONT TO 70W  WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 10N E OF 50W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES NEAR 27N77W WITH COLD FRONT S 
TO 23N60W.  WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE LOW PRES  WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF LOW PRES  SW WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT.    

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 13N E OF 77W  NE TO E WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 13N E OF 75W  E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 15N W OF 83W  N WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  W OF 83W N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 25N W OF 96W  N WIND 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.