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FZNT02 KNHC 032159
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 20N96W. S OF 26N W 
OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 21N87W. S OF 22N W OF 90W 
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 73W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 24N81W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 72W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 25N E OF 45W AND S OF 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 40W. N 
OF 25N E 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 50W AND S OF 22N BETWEEN 
50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 
30N W OF 75W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N 
E OF FRONT TO 64W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 21N77W. W OF FRONT TO 80W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
28N E OF FRONT TO 62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 21N76W. S OF 27N W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 62W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. N OF 30 W OF 76W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W N TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 23N82W TO 19N87W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE 20N78W TO 16N88W. W OF SHEAR LINE 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 22N98W. E OF FRONT TO 85W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 27N E OF 94W N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 26N W OF 94W N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 24N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.