000
FZNT02 KNHC 261020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED MAR 26 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 26N70W TO 22.5N80W. SECONDARY 
COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 27N80W. N OF 28N WITHIN 210 NM SE OF 
FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 
27N W OF SECONDARY FRONT TO 80W...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST N. N OF 27N BETWEEN COLD FRONTS SW 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 
FIRST FRONT TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 24N W OF FIRST FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 21N78W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 71W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 51W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N THROUGH NE OF 
BAHAMAS...BETWEEN 80W AND LINE FROM 24N75W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 24N62W TO 20N77W. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 69W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
14 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N 
THROUGH NE OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 78W AND LINE FROM 21N71W TO 31N51W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 20N77W. WITHIN 240 
NM NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT WITH 
NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. FROM 20N TO 24N W OF 75W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 10 TO 12 FT 
E OF BAHAMAS IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N AND 
BETWEEN 78W AND LINE FROM 20N 59W TO 31N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NLY SWELL. 

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 
77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEA TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 
17.5N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT. FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 24N E OF 37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 28N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 47W AND 52W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
 
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 21N BETWEEN 90W AND 97W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 21N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT W OF 90W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.