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FZNT02 KNHC 040332
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN MAR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N92W TO 19N96W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT 
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 19N92W. S OF 22N W OF 
FRONT TO 96W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 72W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 24N81W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 80W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N 
E OF FRONT TO 72W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 23N79W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 25N E OF 45W AND S OF 22N BETWEEN 45W AND 72W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 65W...HIGHEST E OF 
40W. N OF 25N E 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N 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 24N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 80W AND N OF 
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 80W AND N OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 64W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 22N78W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N 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 31N65 TO 21N76W. N OF 30 W OF 73W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 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 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.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 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 23N82W TO 20N86W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N79W TO 17N87W. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE 20N78W TO 16N84W. W OF SHEAR LINE 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. SE OF LINE FROM 30N84W 
TO 27N90W TO 20N96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 27N83W TO 25N90W TO 20N94W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N E OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.