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FZNT02 KNHC 201427
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 28N49W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH TO 20N50W TO 13N60W. 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
24N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA WITH TROUGH 31N46W TO 
19N46W. N OF 25N WITHIN 420 NM E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E OF 47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 29N70W TO 31N80W. NW OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 27N65W TO 26N80W. NW OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 22N65W DIFFUSE TO 25N80W.
NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST SE OF BERMUDA.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 23N40W TO 17N45W. N OF 
23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N 
W OF FRONT TO 50W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 18N TO 24N W OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 78W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 14N BETWEEN 66W AND 86W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. N OF 13N BETWEEN 65W AND 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 95W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N AND FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 95W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.