000
FZNT02 KNHC 221537
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 27N68.5W TO 21.5N77W. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 31N61W TO 28N66W TO 29N77W TO 30N79W TO 30N70W TO
31N61W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 31N60W TO 27N67W TO 25N72W TO 28N80W TO 31N79W TO
30N75W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE
AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61.5W TO 27N65W TO 22N71W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N76W TO 31N57W TO 25N67W TO 27N74W TO 
31N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N68W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 27N64W TO 21N70W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N53W TO 24N63W TO 31N74W TO 31N53W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 27N60W TO 21N65W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N58W TO 31N50W TO 27N54W TO 27N60W TO 
31N58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N72W TO 31N66W TO 29N68W TO 29N70W TO 31N72W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED
BY 31N74W TO 31N45W TO 26N50W TO 26N60W TO 28N65W TO 28N70W TO
31N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 27N58W TO 21N65W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N49W TO 30N50W TO 28N54W TO 28N57W TO 
31N55W TO 31N49W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N60W TO 29N64W TO 29N69W TO 31N71W TO 
31N60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N35W TO 12N35W TO 20N55W TO 31N73W TO 
31N48W TO 26N45W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N35W TO 07N35W TO 06N53W TO 
16N60W TO 21N46W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N35W TO 07N35W TO 
06N53W TO 10N58W TO 20N55W TO 27N46W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N41W TO 07N40W TO 
06N51W TO 12N52W TO 16N50W TO 16N44W TO 13N41W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N75W TO 11N74W TO 09N77W TO
11N79W TO 13N78W TO 14N76W TO 14N75W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. GULF
OF VENEZUELA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N74W TO 09N77W TO 
10N79W TO 13N80W TO 14N77W TO 13N74W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF 
COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. GULF
OF VENEZUELA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N75W TO 11N73W TO 
09N77W TO 11N81W TO 13N81W TO 14N78W TO 13N75W...INCLUDING WITHIN
90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 20N74W TO 17.5N75.5W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 
77.5W AND 80.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W
TO 15.5N78.5W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 20.5N77W TO 19.5N80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N90W 
TO 20N91W TO 20N92W TO 21N92W TO 21N90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N89W TO 21N90W TO 
20N91W TO 21N92W TO 21N91W TO 22N91W TO 22N89W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N95W 
TO 25N96W TO 25N97W TO 27N97W TO 28N94W TO 26N95W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.