000
FZNT02 KNHC 130315
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN MAR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 25N52W TO 20N37W. N OF LINE FROM 31N60W TO 
25N50W TO 19N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 
20 TO 25 KT W OF 55W. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST N OF 27N BETWEEN 
42W AND LINE. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NEXT PARAGRAPH...ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 29N AND E OF LINE 
FROM 29N55W TO 21N45W TO 07N40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N AND E OF LINE FROM 26N55W TO 20N46W 
TO 07N45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E 
OF 40W. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 45W.

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 27N65W THEN SHEAR 
LINE TO 21N75W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 70W N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
75W AND ALSO NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
E OF BAHAMAS.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N58W TO 26N60W THEN SHEAR LINE TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 25N WITHIN 240 NM W OF SHEAR LINE N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 20N BETWEEN 60W AND 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE DISSIPATED. S OF 23N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 

.CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 67W AND 75W AND N OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W 
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 67W AND 75W N OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 
83W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 15N AND S OF HISPANIOLA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 13N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W 
INCLUDING WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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.