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FZNT02 KNHC 082219
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC ELONGATED AND COMPLEX LOW PRES WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 
29N50W 1012 MB. STATIONARY FRONT 31N51W TO 30N48W TO 27N44W TO 
24N35W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 37W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONFUSED SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND E 
SWELL N OF 26N BETWEEN 51W AND 60W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 24N BETWEEN 60W AND 
65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW PRES WITH PRIMARY GALE CENTER N OF 
AREA AND TROUGH EXTENDING SE TO 31N50W TO 24N41W. STATIONARY 
FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N40W TO 23N35W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 
39W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. CONFUSED 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. N OF 30N BETWEEN 
54W AND 58W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NE SWELL. N 
OF 29N W OF 58W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N50W TO 1009 MB LOW PRES AT 28N50W.  
N OF 26N FROM 38W TO 49W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 75W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 19N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 17N FROM 67W TO 76W  NE WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 21N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SE 
TO S WINDS W OF 90W. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N91W TO 27N92W TO 22N98W. N OF 
20N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 25N 
NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 24N84W TO 19N96W. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.