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FZNT02 KNHC 020347
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 02 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW NE OF AREA WITH STATIONARY FRONT FROM LOW TO 31N37W TO 
25N39W TO 12N47W. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NW AND S SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 29N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N38W TO 24N39W. NE OF 
LINE 31N45W TO 27N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N38W TO 25N37W. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 26N81W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29NW. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 66W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 26N67W TO 23N82W. 
WITHIN 210 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED N SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N SE OF 
FROM TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 26N61W THEN 
WEAKENING FRONT TO 23N82W. NW OF FRONT TO 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW TO N AND AND NE SWELL. NW 
OF FRONT W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
HIGHEST FAR NE. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 54W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 46W AND 56W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N FROM 78W TO 81W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 25N90W THEN STATIONARY 
FRONT TO 18N93W. W OF FRONT S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 89W AND 92W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 23N82W TO 26N90W THEN WEAKENING 
COLD FRONT TO 18N93W. N OF WARM FRONT E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 23N82W TO 25N88W TO 28N92W. N OF 
WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.