000
FZNT02 KNHC 280824
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 74W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
WINDWARD PASSAGE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 
72W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE
TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 21N65W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO
20N70W. WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT AND TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A 
LINE FROM 31N44W TO 18N67W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 
31N52W. WITHIN 180 NM OF A LINE FROM 24N40W TO 14N57W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N40W TO 25N64W. WITHIN 
120 NM OF A LINE FROM 30N47W TO 21N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE ATLC 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N63W TO 31N35W TO 20N35W TO 
12N61W TO 26N77W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. ATLC E OF 63W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N80W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 21N BETWEEN 83W AND 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. LOCAL VSBY BELOW 3 NM IN FOG NW WATERS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 25N97W. WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 22N88W. N OF 26N 
W OF FRONT TO 90W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.