766 
FZNT02 KNHC 180249
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 18 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 10N76W TO 10N79W TO 12N79W TO 13N75W TO 12N73W
TO 10N76W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N76W TO 10N78W TO 12N79W TO 16N77W TO
16N72W TO 10N76W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N74.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 
12N75.5W TO 12N74W TO 11N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N72W TO 10N76W TO 11N80W TO 16N77W TO 
16N74W TO 12N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N48W TO LOW PRES NEAR 29N50.5W 
1016 MB THEN COLD FRONT TO 23N56W. WITHIN 29N51W TO 29N56W TO 
31N59W TO 31N49W TO 29N51W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 28N48W TO 25N50W. 
WITHIN 29N48W TO 26N52W TO 29N57W TO 31N57W TO 31N39W TO 29N48W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 27N46W TO 22N50W. 
WITHIN 28N48W TO 28N55W TO 31N52W TO 31N45W TO 28N48W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 22N35W TO 26N47W TO 25N66W TO 31N54W TO 31N35W TO 22N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N64W TO 20N67W TO 24N75W TO
25N71W TO 24N68W TO 21N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N65W TO 19N67W TO 23N74W TO 24N74W TO
23N69W TO 21N65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N75W TO 19N76W TO 20N76W TO 20N74W TO 20N73W
TO 18N75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N73W TO 18N76W TO 19N77W TO 20N74W TO
20N72W TO 19N73W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N75W TO 19N77W TO 20N75W TO 21N74W TO
20N72W TO 18N75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N75W TO 19N77W TO 21N73W TO 21N72W TO
20N73W TO 18N75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N69W TO 17N70W TO 17N71W TO 18N71W TO 18N69W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N71W TO 16N74W TO 17N73W TO 18N70W TO
18N69W TO 15N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N71W TO 16N72W TO 17N72W TO 18N71W TO
18N68W TO 16N71W...INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N72W TO 16N74W TO 17N74W TO 18N70W TO
18N69W TO 15N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N70W TO 16N72W TO 18N71W TO 19N70W TO
18N67W TO 16N70W...INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 20 NM OF
COAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 91W AND 95.5W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N88W TO 21N90W TO
23N90W TO 23N88W TO 22N88W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N88W TO 21N91W TO 22N91W TO 23N89W TO
22N88W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER REINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.