000
FZNT02 KNHC 241618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 25N68W THEN STATIONARY TO 20.5N76W. N 
OF 30N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W NW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 19N TO 21N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 25N56W TO 24N63W THEN 
DISSIPATING TO N COAST OF CUBA NEAR 22N77.5W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 60W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 24N53W. W OF FRONT TO 55W 
N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 66W N OF 28N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 26N TO 20N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF LINE 20N50W TO 16N61W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE S 
OF 20N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 23N35W TO 13N56W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 19N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E OF 84W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W 
AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 82W AND ALSO FROM 10.5N TO 16N E 
OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN E OF 80W AND THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 68W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF LINE 27N93W TO 24.5N90W TO 22N86W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N94W TO 26N97W. S OF 25N E OF 94W 
SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 21N89W. E OF FRONT TO 83W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT TO 96W N OF 
23N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.