000
FZNT02 KNHC 240849
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 
78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 
73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 
73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20N72W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 
53W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E 
OF FRONT TO 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
29N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 22N60W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 19N67W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N70W TO 31N35W TO 
20N35W TO 20N55W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N60W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 
21N60W TO 19N67W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N60W TO 31N46W TO 
22N57W TO 22N65W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC E OF 50W AND S OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N BETWEEN E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 19N35W TO 17N44W TO 08N53W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 3167W TO 29N80W. WITHIN 120 NM 
SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO 
16.5N76.5W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE... NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W 
TO 17N77W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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.