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FZNT02 KNHC 122144
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SAT MAR 12 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 30N60W TO 31N68W. SE OF FRONT
AND N OF A LINE FROM 31N38W TO 27N44W TO 27N50W TO 30N55W SW TO
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  NW OF FRONT TO 55W W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 25N50W TO
30N62W. N OF FRONT TO 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT N OF 27N E OF 47W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. SECOND COLD FRONT N OF AREA.
N OF 30N BETWEEN 39W AND 58W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 20N45W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 29N55W TO
31N63W. SE OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N36W TO 28N43W TO 29N55W SW
TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT TO 58W W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE
FROM 31N58W TO 24N51W TO 18N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 55W AND 67W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 16N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W AND S OF
10.5W E OF 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
N OF 15N BETWEEN 63W AND 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN
74W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 29N89W TO 25N88W TO 20N90W. N OF 24N
E OF FRONT TO 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.