000
FZNT02 KNHC 010328
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 01 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 22N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR N OF 26N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.ATLC S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 
65W...AND 8 TO 9 FT BETWEEN 65W AND 71W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 65W...AND 8 FT BETWEEN 65W AND 70W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 65W. S OF 24N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 48W AND 62W SW TO W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 
73W AND 78W N TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE
S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
BETWEEN 68W AND 82W AND 8 TO 9 FT E OF 68W. N OF 18N E OF 80W 
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN 68W AND 82W AND 8 TO 9 FT E OF 68W. 
N OF 18N E OF 80W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT BETWEEN 68W AND 83W AND 8 TO 9 FT E OF 68W. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.