000
FZNT02 KNHC 111531
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN MAR 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 28N72W THEN STATIONARY TO 28N81W. 
TROUGH 31N56W TO 22N61W. N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH TO 50W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 15N TO 25N E OF 50W 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 IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 22N55W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 42W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N42W TO 22N47W. N OF 22N W OF TROUGH 
TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N FROM 70W 
TO 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN 
E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N E OF 87W 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 DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.