000
FZNT02 KNHC 240243
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 20N74W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W SW 
TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  N OF 29N WITHIN 360 NM E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 23N64W TO 20N71W. N OF 
29N W OF FRONT TO 65W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 23N52W. N OF 29N W OF OF 
FRONT TO 65W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 21N35W TO 19N50W TO 22N64W. N OF TROUGH TO 
29N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF TROUGH 
TO 07N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL W OF 50W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. SE OF LINE 26N35W TO 12N61W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 22N35W TO 09N59W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH 20N75W TO 13N84W. S OF 20N W OF TROUGH 
TO 84W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N 
TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W 
AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N 
TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
N OF 19N W OF 84W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO SW OF LINE 28N97W TO 21N90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 27N96W TO 24N81W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 25N95W. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N94W TO 26N97W. S OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 88W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 21N90W. E OF FRONT S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.