000
FZNT02 KNHC 120234
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N54W TO 26N65W TO 24N76W AND TROUGH 
31N52W TO 20N58W. N OF 28N W OF 58W AND FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 65W 
AND S OF 25N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 47W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 46W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. REMAINDER FORECAST 
WATERS...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N45W TO 21N47W. N OF 25N W OF 
TROUGH TO 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT NE OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 78W AND BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N41W TO 22N46W. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH 
TO 65W AND FROM 22N TO 27N W OF TROUGH TO 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. FROM 18N TO 22N W 
OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL. N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL. N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH 29N94W TO 20N96W. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH TO 
88W AND S OF 25N E OF 88W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. E OF 86W AND S OF 25N E OF 
92W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN FLORIDA STRAITS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN FLORIDA STRAITS.
.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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.