000
FZNT02 KNHC 190305
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N94W TO 25N98W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 34N73W 1003 MB WITH COLD FRONT SE TO 31N67W TO 
20N76W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 
W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 63W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 25N65W TO 20N71W. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 
W OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 23N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND W SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 20N70W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT 
TO 75W S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 14N61W TO 20N25W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 23N35W TO 21N50W TO 21N60W. N OF 29N E OF 
40W SW TO W WINDS 20 T0 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NE OF TROUGH TO 55W AND N OF 24N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM 
SE OF TROUGH TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. ELSEWHERE E OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 16N55W TO 26N35W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 20N76W TO 14N84W. TROUGH 18N74W TO 09N76W. 
N OF FRONT W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S 
OF 15N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 19N72W TO 10N78W. W OF 
FRONT TO 83W S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF 
TROUGH TO 65W S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 11N TO 17N E 
OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N BETWEEN 
68W AND 77W. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 95W S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...BETWEEN 87W AND 
90W AND N OF 25N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.