000
FZNT02 KNHC 180242
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 23N50W TO 19N62W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 58W 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 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 25N35W TO 22N55W THEN 
FRONT TROUGH TO 22N60W. N OF 28N E OF 40W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 60W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 TO 
9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRE NEAR 29N79W 1010 MB WITH TROUGH 
SW TO NEAR 27N81W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM OF LOW  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA 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 WITH COLD FRONT ALONG 
31N63W TO 20N70W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 55W 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 15N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 90W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 IN 
NW SWELL. BETWEEN 84W AND 89W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W INCLUDING THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 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.