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FZNT02 KNHC 231413
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 79W AND
82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 18N
BETWEEN 62W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S
OF 16N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N
BETWEEN 64W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S
OF 16.5N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.   
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 19N
BETWEEN 64W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S
OF 17N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.     
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO
17.5N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.    

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 27N55W THEN A FRONTAL TROUGH TO
21N76W. WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 26N65W TO 21N76W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 26N56W. FROM 23N TO
27N BETWEEN 64W AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
MIXED N AND SE SWELL. S OF 21N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W...INCLUDING
APPROACH TO CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 27N52W. WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W...INCLUDING
APPROACH TO CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 10N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 20N E OF 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N BETWEEN 85W AND 87.5W E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO NW OF LINE FROM 30N91W TO 23N98W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 97W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 29N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. NW OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 19N95W. S OF 26N W
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 18N94W. SW OF LINE
FROM 21N96W TO 19N94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STALLING COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 23N91W TO
18N93W. SW OF LINE FROM 21N96W TO 19N94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.