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FZNT02 KNHC 091500
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 27N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W. W OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 
65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W 
OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 28N81W. W OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S 
OF 27N W OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 26N70W 
TO 24N81W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. S OF FRONT TO 20N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 17N W OF 
55W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL W OF 40W. N OF 20N E 
OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED N AND 
NE SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N W OF 50W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 50W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N55W TO 27N57W TO 24N60W. N OF 
27N E OF TROUGH TO 47W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
FROM 16N TO 27N E OF 47W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 60W AND S OF 20N W OF 60W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE S OF 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 19N NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL SW PART.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 84W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL SW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 
68W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 
68W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N 
OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 29N94W TO 24N98W. W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 27N96W 
TO 19N95W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$

EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 NEW RADIOFAX SCHEDULE FOR NEW ORLEANS 
CHARTS AND TEXT PRODUCTS. ON AIR SCHEDULE LISTING OF THE NEW 
SCHEDULE BEGINS ON OR ABOUT MAR 28 2012.

.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.