000
FZNT02 KNHC 120941
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N50W TO 24N55W TO 20N57W.  N OF 27N W OF 
TROUGH TO 65W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 13 FT FT.  
N OF 27N E OF TROUGH TO 43W  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 
10 FT.  FROM 23N TO 28N E OF BAHAMAS TO 62W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FRONTAL TROUGH 31N44W TO 21N47W.  N OF 25N W 
OF TROUGH TO 75W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE 
SWELL.  N OF 29N E OF TROUGH TO 38W  S WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 
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 55W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.  FROM 
22N TO 24N E OF BAHAMAS TO 66W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH E OF BAHAMAS AND 78W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.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 FROM 73W TO 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 FROM 73W TO 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 FROM 73W TO 85W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N FROM 80W TO 85W  E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 8 FT.  N OF 25N E OF TROUGH TO 88W AND S OF 25N E OF 88W  SE 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 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.