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FZNT02 KNHC 101558
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 21N35W. OVER FORECAST WATERS N 
OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 43W E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
18 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 28N53W TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 26N46W 1015 MB TO 21N46W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 45W AND 52W 
E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 25N87W TO 19N95W. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO 
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM FROM 31N49W TO 21N35W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF STATIONARY FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. N OF 38N BETWEEN 
56W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 28N53W TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 26N46W 1015 MB TO 21N46W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...NE OF LINE FROM 31N63W TO 21N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 40W AND 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 65W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 23N79W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 21N76W. WITHIN 90 NM 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 18N88W. N OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W TO 84W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 18N95W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. S OF 25N E OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 27N E OF 80W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 
95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.