000
FZNT02 KNHC 180921
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN N OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TO 15N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TO 12N BETWEEN 74W 
AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 29N49W 1015 MB. STATIONARY FRONT FROM LOW TO 
23N56W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 48W AND 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 
20N60W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 20N52W. FROM 20N TO 
24N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. N OF 19N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN ACROSS THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF THE COAST OF HISPANIOLA 
TO 16N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ACROSS THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF THE COAST OF HISPANIOLA TO 
16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW OF THE COAST OF 
CUBA AND E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ACROSS THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF THE COAST OF HISPANIOLA 
TO 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF THE COAST 
OF CUBA AND E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 87W AND 
90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 89W AND 91W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM 
WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE BETWEEN CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND THE TEXAS 
COAST.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.