000 FZNT02 KNHC 262102 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC MON MAR 26 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MON MAR 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 28. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .06 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 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. FROM 09.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 26N70W TO 26N75W TO 28N81W. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 24N63W TO 23N72W TO 24N80W. N OF FRONT TO 27N AND W OF 74W AND N OF FRONT TO 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW AND N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL TO THE NE AND E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL N OF 28N BETWEEN 60W AND 71W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 25N61W AND WEAKENING FRONT TO 21N70W TO 21N79W. FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W AND S OF 24N W OF 75W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 22N TO 24N BETWERN 70W AND 75W AND LESS THAN 8 FT S OF 24N W OF 75W EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .42 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N54.5W TO 25N58W TO 21N66W AND STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N72W. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N80W TO 31N66W TO 31N43W TO 22N53W TO 19N65W TO 23N75W TO 31N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL... EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 64W AND 73W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 27N56W 1016 MB AND STATIONARY FRONT TO 23N60W TO 20N71W. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 25N56W TO 22N60W...THEN WEAKENING TO 19N64W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 44W AND 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 37W AND 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 36W AND 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 37W AND 54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 86W AND 87W... INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 87W AND 87.5W...INCLUDING INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W... INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 20N74W TO 18N75.5W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 20N74W TO 18N75.5W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 20N74W TO 18N76.5W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 20N74W TO 19N76W TO 18.5N79W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 87.5W AND 90.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 28N W OF 88W AND ALSO N OF 25N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 84W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N.5N TO 27N BETWEEN 93W AND 95.5W AND FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 84.5W AND 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF 84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA ...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N BETWEEN 89W AND 95W AND FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N E OF 84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 23.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 91W AND 96W AND FROM 23N TO 28.5N BETWEEN 87W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FTIN SE SWELL. .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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.