000
FZNT02 KNHC 111012
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAR 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 27N72W THEN STATIONARY TO 28N81W.  
TROUGH 31N59W TO 19N64W. N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT.  N OF 25N E OF TROUGH TO 52W  SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  FROM 20N TO 26N E OF 52W  E WINDS 20 KT.  
SEA 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT MERGE WITH TROUGH FROM 31N50W TO 
22N56W.  N OF 28N W OF MERGE BOUNDARY TO 68W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.  N OF 27N E OF MERGED 
BOUNDARY TO 43W  S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  FROM 24N 
TO 26N W OF 63W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 63W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  S OF 22N E OF 63W AND FROM 22N TO 
27N E OF 55W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 31N44W TO 20N47W.  N OF 25N W OF 
TROUGH TO 73W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
S OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 10N61W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W  NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 
65W AND 81W  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 10 TO 13 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 10N FROM 
70W TO 84W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W  NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 
10N FROM 70W TO 84W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT 
IN E SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO  WEAK TROUGH FROM 28N95W TO 18N94W.  N OF 26N 
FROM 87W TO 93W  E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  E OF 86W  E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 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 WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.