000 FZNT02 KNHC 231504 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI MAR 23 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 25. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .CARIBBEAN FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT... EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT W OF 74W. .12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W. .36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 26N65W TO 20N73W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N54W TO 26N60W TO 24N64W TO 28N68W TO 31N74W TO 31N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 27N59W TO 19N67W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N72W TO 31N61W TO 28N61W TO 28N70W TO 31N72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N56W TO 31N59W TO 28N52W TO 28N58W TO 31N56W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEA 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N61W TO 31N44W TO 23N44W TO 23N55W TO 28N61W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 27N53W TO 22N60W THEN STATIONARY TO 19N66W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N65W TO 31N43W TO 25N63W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N40W TO 28N35W TO 23N35W TO 23N40W TO 28N40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N35W TO 07N35W TO 07N52W TO 10N57W TO 20N55W TO 30N42W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N42W TO 29N35W TO 07N35W TO 07N50W TO 15N43W TO 24N44W TO 31N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N75W TO 30N78W TO 30N79W TO 31N80W TO 31N75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N71W TO 30N73W TO 29N76W TO 30N78W TO 31N80W TO 31N71W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO 16N77W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N95W TO 25N96W TO 24N97W TO 28N97W TO 28N96W TO 27N95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N96W TO 26N96W TO 26N97W TO 27N97W TO 28N97W TO 27N96W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N90W TO 20N91W TO 20N92W TO 21N92W TO 22N91W TO 22N90W TO 21N90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.