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FZNT02 KNHC 100342
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI MAR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 22N65W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 67W 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 
FRONT TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. N OF 
25N E OF FRONT TO 54W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 18N63W. 
N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
21 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 44W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 
TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N48W TO 
25N55W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 54W AND 62W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF TROUGH TO 43W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE ENTIRE AREA OUTSIDE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 25N W OF 95W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 20N96W. S OF 25N 
W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 21N89W. S OF 26N W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.