000
FZNT02 KNHC 171506
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N52W TO 24N60W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N52W TO 26N57W TO 22N65W. FROM 25N TO 
28N BETWEEN 62W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N44W TO 25N55W TO 22N61W. FROM 24N TO 
28N BETWEEN 60W AND 72W AND FROM 21N TO 24N W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF 72W. 

.ATLC S OF 14N W OF 47W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 73W. S OF 10N 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 81W AND N OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 75W. S OF 10N E OF 80W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 
74W AND 80W AND N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 75W. S OF 10N E OF 79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 87W AND S OF 25N E OF 87W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 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.