000
FZNT02 KNHC 282100
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 135 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 73.5W AND 
77.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
13.5N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 105 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 
73.5W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 
73.5W AND 77.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 
73.5W AND 76.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 81.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 74W 
AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 105 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 74W 
AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 20N60W TO 19N71W. S OF 
21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 29N E OF THE FRONT TO 50W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA NW OF A LINE FROM 31N45W TO 18N66W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N52W TO LOW PRESS 1013 MB NEAR 
24N55W TO 18N57W. WITHIN 255 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW 
CENTER SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN A 
LINE FROM 31N46W TO 13.5N59W AND A LINE FROM 31N54W TO 21N71W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N54W TO 22N57W. FROM 22N TO 29N 
BETWEEN 56W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 15N BETWEEN 39W AND 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN 06 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM S OF 28N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N93W TO 26N96W. S OF 28N 
BETWEEN 89W AND 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 23N96W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. 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 RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.