000
FZNT02 KNHC 181614
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 32N76W 1005 MB WITH DEVELOPING COLD FRONT SE TO 
31N72.5W THEN SW TO 26N74W TO 22N80W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT SW TO 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NE SWELL AND W 
WIND WAVES...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 
21N73W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT N OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND W SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
24N W OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 20N70W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
27N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 26N35W TO 21N51W TO 18N65W. N OF 27N W OF 
TROUGH TO 55W W TO NW WINDS 20 T0 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT WITH 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF TROUGH TO 72W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH TO 35W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 19N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 11N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 16N87W. TROUGH 17N74W TO 
10N75W. N OF 16N W OF 84W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
FROM 11N TO 14N W OF TROUGH TO 77W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N74W TO 11N75W. FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 
TROUGH TO 83W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E OF TROUGH 
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N73W TO 11N74W. S OF 15N W OF TROUGH 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 17N E OF TROUGH E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N E OF 91W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 28N96W TO 22N84W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 24N96W.   

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.