000
FZNT02 KNHC 212027
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N74W TO 10N76W TO 11N78W TO 12N78W TO 12N74W
TO 11N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 16N70W 
TO 15N72W TO 16N73W TO 18N72W TO 18N69W TO 16N70W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N78W TO 12N79W TO 16N76W TO 18N72W TO
16N70W TO 09N78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WITHIN 11N74W TO 11N75W
TO 12N75W TO 12N74W TO 11N74W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 09N77W TO 12N80W TO 16N77W TO
18N70W TO 11N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 30N48W 1018 MB. WITHIN 30N49W TO 29N50W TO 
30N51W TO 31N52W TO 31N49W TO 30N49W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N45W TO 
24N50W TO 27N56W TO 31N54W TO 31N40W TO 26N45W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N52W 1019 MB. CONDITIONS 
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 15N60W TO 19N68W TO 22N70W TO 21N62W TO 22N52W TO 
15N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N61W TO 19N62W TO 20N65W TO 21N64W TO
20N61W TO 19N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N74W TO 19N75W TO 20N75W TO 20N74W
TO 20N73W TO 19N74W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N75W TO 21N71W TO 20N71W TO 20N75W...
INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19.5N90.5W TO 20N91.5W
TO 21N91.5W TO 21.5N91W TO 21N90.5W TO 19.5N90.5W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N88W TO 21N90W TO 22N90W TO 22N88W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.