000
FZNT02 KNHC 280910
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED MAR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 45 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 74W AND 75W 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13.5N BETWEEN 
73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 74W 
AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5 TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 74W 
AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER AREA S OF 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N55W TO 21N65W TO 20N76W. S OF 23N W OF 
7FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST 
N OF 28N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N53W TO 17N60W. N OF LINE FROM 
23N35W TO 16N60W TO 26N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N53W TO LOW PRES NEAR 25N55W 
1014 MB TO 16N58W. FROM 180 NM TO 270 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N46W TO 10N55W TO 23N74W TO 31N60W BACK TO 31N46W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 16N BETWEEN 40W AND 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 40W AND 53W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W...INCLUDING 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 87W AND 96W SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 28N BETWEEN 90W AND 97W SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 22N96W TO 19N95W. S 
OF 20N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

SEISMIC ACTIVITY WITH UNDERSEA VOLCANO KICK EM JENNY NORTH OF 
GRENADA NEAR 12.18N 61.38W HAS STEADILY DECLINED AND THE ALERT 
LEVEL FOR MARINERS HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL...WITH AN EXCLUSION 
ZONE OF 1.5 KM. PLEASE SEE WWW.NADMA.GD FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.