000
FZNT02 KNHC 230302
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 20.5N75W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
31N77W TO 31N58W TO 25N68W TO 25N72W TO 31N77W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20N70.5W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N75W TO 31N50W TO 20N50W 
TO 20N61W TO 31N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 25N63W TO 20N70W. N 
OF 29N BETWEEN 66W AND 73W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N 66W TO 
31N46W TO 20N50W TO 20N62W TO 31N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 24N59W TO 20N67.4W. 
S OF 21N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N71W TO 31N35W TO 20N35W TO 20N60W TO 
31N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.ATLC S OF LINE 30N35W TO 30N42W TO 18N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 50W AND S OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 72W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 72W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14.5N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 20N74W TO 16.5N76W...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 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W 
TO 15.5N79W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 29N W OF 95W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 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.

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.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.