000
FZNT02 KNHC 050933
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON MAR 5 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 7.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 22N78W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 21N75W. N OF 30N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 29N W OF 74W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 25N 
W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 28N60W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 
20N70W. NW OF FRONT AND SHEAR LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC S OF 24N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W E WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 18N E OF 
83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 16N87W. N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF LINE 27N83W TO 22N95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 22N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.