000
FZNT02 KNHC 022215
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 25N92W TO 18N94W. S OF 
25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 25N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N BETWEEN 43W AND 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 65W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N BETWEEN 45W AND 67W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 45W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 31N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 24N80W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 64W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W N TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N 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 83W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 25N94W TO 21N97W. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. LITTLE CHANGE 
ELSEWHERE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 28N E OF 90W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 90W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SEAS BAY OF CAMPECHE.  

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

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.