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FZNT02 KNHC 091617
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 24N38W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 45W 
AND 47W. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 24N38W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNING...E OF STATIONARY FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 31N56W TO 22N35W. 
N OF FRONT W OF 38W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 57W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 55W AND 
75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 23N79W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 
18N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 18N97W. N OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT N 
OF 25N E OF 93W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 19N94W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF GULF. E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 30N90W TO 20N97W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.