000
FZNT02 KNHC 170918
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU MAR 17 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 24N35W TO 20N42W. COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO
21N66W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 51W AND 53W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
OF LINE FROM 15B35W TO 13N48W TO 31N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO
22N60W. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF A LINE
FROM 31N63W TO 15N60W TO 07N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 24N50W. OVER
FORECAST WATERS S OF A LINE FROM 21N35W TO 13N61W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 22N91W TO 19N92W. FROM 21N TO 23N
WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N90W TO 19N90W. S OF 22N BETWEEN
87W AND 89W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N92W TO 19N93W. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.