000
FZNT02 KNHC 171500
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 29N65W TO 31N71W. TROUGH FROM 
31N49W TO 20N71W. N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 
TO 18 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 22N56W 
TO 31N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
LINE FROM 28N35W TO 21N48W TO 09N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 27N60W. 
NEW FRONT APPROACHING N OF 31N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 61W AND 67W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO 19N50W TO 24N64W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF LINE FROM 23N35W TO 
15N46W TO 07N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FIRST FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 
28N73W. E OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 20N54W TO 07N48W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.