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FZNT02 KNHC 120335
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 28N50W TO 19N35W. N OF LINE FROM 31N63W TO 28N50W 
TO 21N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST 
SEAS BETWEEN 45W AND 60W. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N53W TO 21N40W. N OF LINE FROM 
31N57W TO 25N50W TO 20N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 
20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N E OF 45W. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SEAS 
BETWEEN 45W AND 55W. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. E OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 
21N45W TO 07N45W N TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 21N76W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
80W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE. WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 23N BETWEEN 
65W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 20N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 16N85W. N OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF THE 
COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 84W 
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W INCLUDING 
WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N E OF 87W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN N SWELL NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.