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FZNT02 KNHC 030930
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 18N93W. S OF 24N W OF 95W 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.36 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 45W AND S OF 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 65W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 45W AND S OF 22N BETWEEN 
45W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
.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 E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 75W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 26N80W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 22N77W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W N 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N78W TO 16N87W. W OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 28N E OF 90W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 26N W OF 90W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.