000
FZNT02 KNHC 231618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC TUE MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH 24N35W TO 20N60W. WITHIN 480 NM 
NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH BETWEEN 40W 
AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 21N BETWEEN 60W AND 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. SE OF LINE FROM 19N65W 
TO 31N42W...EXCEPT FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 40W AND 57W AND E OF 40W S OF 
23N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 21N77W. SECONDARY FRONTAL TROUGH 
31N74W TO 26N80W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF SECONDARY FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 20N73W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 73W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 300 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N55W TO 20N71W. N OF 30N W OF 
FRONT TO 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 28N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 21N77W TO 12N84W. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF 
FRONT S OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 19N WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N E OF FRONT TO 80W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 
77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT...HIGHEST 
SW...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT N OF 15N E OF 65W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT 20N73W TO 19N81W. N OF FRONT 
TO 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 65W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 
78W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E 
OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL W OF 65W. N 
OF 15N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 21N TO 27N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 28.5N96W TO 26N88W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N BETWEEN 83W AND 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.