000
FZNT02 KNHC 290251
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 22N55W TO 19N64W.  N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT  S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.  N OF 23N  
W OF FRONT TO 57W  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 18 FT 
IN N SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 76W E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.     
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N35W TO 20N47W THEN DISSIPATING 
TO 15N55W.  N OF 27N E OF FRONT  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 11 FT.  N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 45W  NW WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W 
OF FRONT TO 76W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 27N35W TO 22N50W THEN DISSIPATING 
TO 17N55W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 55W 
AND FROM 15N TO 22N W OF FRONT TO 65W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 30N FROM 50W TO 75W  SW WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 29N65W TO 31N71W.  
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT  SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC SE OF LINE 24N35W TO 16N50W TO 07N52W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W  NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W  NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 10N FROM 68W TO 80W 
NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W  NE 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 WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.