000
FZNT02 KNHC 170951
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC APPROACHING COLD FRONT ALONG 30N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W. N OF
29N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 28.5N65W. N OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 24N E OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM
11N TO 20N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW AND 
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 
23N65W. N OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN
NW SWELL. NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W.
N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.

CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 63W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.