000
FZNT02 KNHC 200303
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N94W TO 25N97W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 21N88W...WINDS BELOW GALE 
FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 20N71W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E 
OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 30N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 24N60W TO 20N73W. 
N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 40W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 25N50W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N E OF 40W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 28N35W TO 20N50W TO 15N60W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 22N35W TO 16N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST ATLC N OF 24N W OF 77W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC N OF 25N W OF 75W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT 19N73W TO 10N80W. S OF 18N W OF 
FRONT W TO 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...COLD FRONT 
30N84W TO 25N97W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAT OF YUCATAN NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 21N88W. W OF FRONT AND E 
OF 96W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST W OF 90W. 
N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.     
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 27N
BETWEEN 85W AND 95W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.