000
FZNT02 KNHC 162008
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC FRI MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 25N60W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 
20N72W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 60W AND 72W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N74W TO 
31N35W TO 15N35W TO 07N53W TO 25N66W TO 31N74W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS
AT 29N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 24N58W THEN 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 20N70W. N OF 29N WITHIN 330 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 30N WITHIN 420 NM W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N71W TO 31N35W TO 10N35W TO 31N71W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 27N W OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N45W TO 24N60W TO 
20N73W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 68W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N72W TO 
31N35W TO 10N35W TO 07N43W TO 31N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N43W.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT W OF 70W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 
65W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 73W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 
64W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.    
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W NE TOE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 21N BETWEEN 92W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 22N BETWEEN 91W AND 93W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

NOTE: UNDERSEA VOLCANO KICK EM JENNY...NORTH OF GRENADA NEAR 
12.18N 61.38W...IS IN A STATE OF UNREST. THE GOVERNMENT OF 
GRENADA ADVISES MARINERS TO OBSERVE A 5 KM / 3.1 NM EXCLUSION 
ZONE AROUND KICK EM JENNY. PLEASE SEE HTTP://NADMA.GD FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.