000
FZNT02 KNHC 312141
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC WED MAR 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 26N65W TO 20N74W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT 
TO 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 
29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 27N60W TO 23N64W TO 
20N66W. N AND NE OF LINE FROM 31N73W TO 27N70W TO 27N60W AND W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 23N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 31N59W 1002 MB. COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 
27N53W TO 23N56W TO 18N64W. N OF 21N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 72W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL... 
HIGHEST IN SW QUADRANT OF LOW.

.ATLC LOW 28N42W 1010 MB MOVING E 15 KT. FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 
31N38W TO 24N39W TO 20N45W TO 19N51W TO 18N64W. SE AND S OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N 
AND NE SWELL. FROM N OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 20N W OF 53W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. NW AND N OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 29N36W 1012 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT N 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 
20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 70W AND 
LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 70W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST W OF 90W AND S OF 25N E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 24N W OF 90W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT N OF 23N AND LESS THAN 8 FT S OF 23N.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.