000
FZNT02 KNHC 020904
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE GULF OF MEXICO...
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N83W TO 25N91W TO 
19N95W. S OF 24N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 19N91W. S OF 23N W OF 95W 
NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 41W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 25N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL. S OF 22N BETWEEN 60W AND 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 50W AND S OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 
63W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC N OF 30N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 75W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 29N81W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE 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. W OF 83W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25  KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N W OF 91W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 87W AND 92W OF 88W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N83W TO 25N91W TO 19N95W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS COLD FRONT 
29N83W TO 19N91W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.