000
FZNT02 KNHC 180924
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WITHIN 11N74W TO 10N76W TO 11N78W TO 14N77W TO 14N75W
TO 11N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 09N77W TO 11N79W TO 15N78W TO
15N74W TO 11N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74.5W TO 11N75W TO 12N75W TO 
11.5N74W TO 11N74.5W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N71W TO 10N78W TO 13N79W TO 14N77W TO 12N70W 
TO 11N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS UP TO 14 FT NEAR
11.5N76.5W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 29N49W 1015 MB. STATIONARY FRONT FROM LOW TO 
23N56W. WITHIN 29N51W TO 28N54W TO 28N56W TO 31N60W TO 31N48W TO 
29N51W 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. WITHIN 30N43W TO 30N51W TO 31N51W TO 31N42W TO 30N43W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N35W TO 
29N47W TO 26N52W TO 31N51W TO 31N35W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 20N52W. WITHIN 
20N58W TO 20N60W TO 21N62W TO 23N60W TO 23N57W TO 20N58W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N35W TO 
24N49W TO 20N69W TO 31N53W TO 31N35W TO 21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N75W TO 19N76W TO 20N75W TO 20N74W TO 19N74W
TO 18N75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 16N70W TO 16N72W TO 17N72W TO 18N71W 
TO 18N70W TO 16N70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N75W TO 18N76W TO 19N77W TO 20N76W TO
20N73W TO 18N75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 16N72W TO 16N73W TO 17N73W
TO 18N70W TO 17N69W TO 16N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. WITHIN 19N78W TO 19N79W TO 20N79W TO 21N78W TO 21N77W TO 
19N78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N75W TO 18N76W TO 19N77W TO 20N75W 
TO 20N73W TO 18N75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 14N73W TO 16N74W TO 
18N72W TO 18N68W TO 17N69W TO 14N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 20N77W TO 20N78W TO 20N80W TO 21N82W TO 
22N81W TO 20N77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N87W TO 21N89W TO
22N90W TO 23N89W TO 22N87W TO 21N87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N89W TO 22N90W TO 23N91W TO 24N91W TO
24N89W TO 22N89W 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 WITHIN 22N88W TO 21N91W TO 22N91W TO 23N90W TO
23N89W TO 22N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N90W TO 22N90W TO 23N91W TO 24N91W TO
24N90W TO 23N90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN
28N93W TO 26N97W TO 29N97W TO 31N88W TO 30N86W TO 28N93W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.