000
FZNT02 KNHC 102055
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT MAR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 27N80W AND TROUGH 31N61W TO 19N64W. N 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 
BAHAMAS AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH TO 50W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 27N TO 22N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. FROM 22N TO 15N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E OF 
65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MERGE WITH TROUGH FROM 31N54W TO 
19N58W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
E SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA E OF 65W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 19N52W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 70 NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF 
65W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMIAN 
CHAIN. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 55W E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER 
AREA S OF 27N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
10N BETWEEN 67W AND 82W AND N OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 16N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
10N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 28N96W 1019 MB WITH STATIONARY FRONT TO 
18N94W. N OF 27N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES AND FRONT W OF AREA. E OF 93W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.