000
FZNT02 KNHC 291616
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 21N75W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W 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 25N W OF 68W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E 
OF BAHAMAS.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 21N75W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNING...N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF BAHAMAS.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 21N73W. N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 61W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 
BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 21N72W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN W SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 23N53W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N66W. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 38W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN N SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT BETWEEN 48W AND 56W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 
FRONT TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 22N46W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT BETWEEN 42W AND 52W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
19 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT 
TO 35W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 29N42W. WITHIN 270 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 20N45W TO 10N52W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 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 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 23N83W TO 17N86W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 16N85W W OF FRONT N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N78W TO 15N83W W OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 21N86W. W OF FRONT AND SE 
OF LINE FROM 29N92W TO 20N96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SW GULF. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 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 GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.