000
FZNT02 KNHC 162210
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 24N55W TO 19N70W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 
52W AND 74W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 76W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 22N55W TO 
19N65W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 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 COLD FRONT 27N35W TO 22N52W. N OF 27N E OF 45W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 35 SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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.

.36 HOUR FORECAST ATLC 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N77W. WITHIN 240 
NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 1006 MB LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N75W WITH 
COLD FRONT TO 30N70W TO 22N75W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 25N W OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.  

.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 LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 83W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SEAS W OF 95W.   
.24 HOUR S OF 25N W OF 88W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
NEAR 20N95W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 84W AND 89W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NW WINDS 20 KT.   
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.