000
FZNT02 KNHC 170905
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N37W TO 22N59W TO 19N69W. N OF 28N BETWEEN
47W AND 65W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF TROUGH TO 68W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH TO 35W SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 29N35W TO 21N55W TO 18N65W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 50W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF TROUGH TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH TO 35W SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 28N BETWEEN 40W AND 35W 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 
65W AND FROM 26N TO 22N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N78W 1010 MB WITH TROUGH 
S TO 25N77W. WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA TRAIL COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 
23N73W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. N OF 25N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 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 LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 77W AND 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 83W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N W OF 77W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT HIGHEST NEAR 22N96W.   
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N BETWEEN 85W AND 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT HIGHEST NEAR 22N94W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 87W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 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.