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FZNT02 KNHC 092159
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 27N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W 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 8 TO 10 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 31N68W 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 E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 25N80W. 
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 17N W OF 
60W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL W OF 40W. N OF 20N E 
OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED N AND 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 26N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 27N65W. 
TROUGH FROM 31N53W TO 24N60W. N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH TO 47W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 16N TO 24N E OF 45W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART. REMAINDER OF 
AREA S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
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...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 
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 30N85W TO 28N94W TO 23N97W. W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 28N97W TO 19N95W. 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

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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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.