000 FZNT02 KNHC 230253 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED MAR 23 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 25. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 30N65W TO 31N69W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 53W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 60W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 47W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT HIGHEST N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 28N62W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 42W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 58W. N OF 30N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 28N52W. WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 45W AND 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 62W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 27N45W. NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW PART. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 55W AND 78W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 40W AND 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 27N BETWEEN 38W AND 50W. .ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 18N50W TO 18N62W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 45W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF FRONT TO 23N E OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 24N35W TO 17N45W...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 23N E OF 42W. FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. .36 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH MOVE E OF AREA. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 45W AND FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SEAS FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 40W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 28N35W TO 16N61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 16N NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 68W AND 75W AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT ATLANTIC PASSAGES. .24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 68W AND 75W AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 16N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT ATLANTIC PASSAGES. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 62W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 67W AND 75W. .GULF OF MEXICO W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .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 COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.