000
FZNT02 KNHC 311513
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAR 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 28N77W TO 24N81W. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 27N65W TO 22N73W. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 48W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 65W.

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 29N58W TO 29N65W. N 
OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 48W AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 29N BETWEEN 37W 
AND 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 48W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 23N43W. N OF 
20N E OF A LINE FROM 31N40W TO 20N45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N BETWEEN A LINE FROM 20N35W 
TO 10N47W AND A LINE FROM 20N47W TO 10N60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 41W AND S OF 12N BETWEEN 41W AND 
55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 70W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 76W E 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.