000
FZNT02 KNHC 290949
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC MON MAR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 76W S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 23N76W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 24N W OF 73W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 
73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 23N76W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNING...E OF FRONT TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
N OF BAHAMAS.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 21N74W. N OF 27N WITHIN E 
OF FRONT TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 20N72W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 
27N E OF FRONT TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 22N57W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N65W. N 
OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 52W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 52W AND 57W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 57W AND 65W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 
39W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
15N E OF 49W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 21N47W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 35W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 19N60W TO 27N41W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 30N41.5W. WITHIN 280 NM 
W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 17N61W TO 10N35W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 63W 
AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 15N83W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 20N74W TO 
11N83W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 21.5N87W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 85W NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.