000
FZNT02 KNHC 152026
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC THU MAR 15 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 20N72W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W 
TO 25N69W. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FIRST COLD FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N75W TO 31N35W TO 29N35W TO 20N46W TO 20N65W TO 
31N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS MERGED. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 
21N70W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. N OF 20N E OF 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 31N74W TO 26N53W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS MERGED. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 
21N70W. N OF 29N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 56W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N71W TO 
31N35W TO 29N35W TO 24N53W TO 20N35W TO 20N53W TO 31N71W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
30N60W.

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 15N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 20N35W TO 20N47W TO 13N59W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.