000
FZNT02 KNHC 170323
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N38W TO 22N60W TO 19N70W. N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 21N55W TO 
18N62W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 25N35W TO 22N44W. N OF 
28N E OF 40W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN 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 15 FT 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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N78W. WITHIN 240 
NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 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 1007 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 S OF 25N W OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SEAS W OF 95W.   
.24 HOUR S OF 28N BETWEEN 84W AND 89W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. S OF 22N W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.    
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 87W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.  

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

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.