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FZNT02 KNHC 262205
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N47W TO 28N55W. WITHIN 240 
NM E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. SE OF LINE 22N35W TO 18N50W TO 16N62W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 28N BETWEEN 50W AND
79W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 24N E OF 50W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 51W AND
FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 31N76W WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT TO
TO 29N81W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 45W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
NW SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 43W AND S OF 17N BETWEEN 43W AND 61W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 82W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 16N W OF 82W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W AND S OF 
15N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 90W AND S OF 24N BETWEEN 85W
AND 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 87W AND 90W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.