000
FZNT02 KNHC 172209
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 26N50W TO 22N62W. N 
OF 25N W OF FRONT 62W W TO NW WINDS 20 T0 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 
FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 
FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 26N35W TO 21N55W. N OF 
28N E OF 45W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 28N BETWEEN 40W AND 35W NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRE NEAR 31N78W 1010 MB WITH TROUGH S 
TO NEAR 24N80W. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW SW TO W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 65W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N77W WITH COLD FRONT 
ALONG 31N70W TO 25N75W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT 
TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N74W WITH COLD FRONT 
ALONG 31N63W TO 20N70W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE 
SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. W OF 85W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
W OF 80W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHEST SW PART. BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 95W SE TO S 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.