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FZNT02 KNHC 011018
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAR 01 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21.5N76W TO 19N80.5W TO 12N81W. W 
OF FRONT TO 85.5W FROM 11N TO 19N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N75.5W TO 18.5N79W TO 10N80W. W 
OF FRONT TO 85W FROM 10N TO 17.5N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 24.5N80W. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 
31N63W TO 22.5N80W. N OF 29N W OF COLD FRONT TO 76W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 48W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL E OF 45W AND 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL BETWEEN 45W 
AND FRONT. ELSEWHERE E OF 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 25N69W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22N78W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 45W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N78W 
TO 25N64W TO 19N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 50W AND N OF 28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 75W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 27N45W. E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 
48W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 25N78W. N OF 27N
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 79W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22.5N85W TO 21N85W 
TO 16N88W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N83W TO 16N85W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21.5N76W TO 19N80.5W TO 12N81W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N75.5W TO 18.5N79W TO 10N80W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 85W AND 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 21N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 
TO 30 KT S OF 25N E OF 90W. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.