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FZNT02 KNHC 181008
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON MAR 18 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 
78W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA.
FROM 09.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 
76W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W 
AND 76W. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 13N BETWEEN 
74W AND 76W. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. FROM 10N 
TO 13.5N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 12N76W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA....NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 30N73W 1015 
MB AND FROM THE LOW TO 24N80W THEN STATIONARY TO 23N81W. NW OF 
FRONT BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO LOW PRES NEAR 29N72W 
1015 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 24N80W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 
77W AND 80W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 74W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 30N70W TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 29N71W 1015 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 25N78W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 24N80W. FROM 26N TO 29N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W 
AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. N OF FRONT E OF 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO LOW PRES NEAR 29N70W 
1015 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 26N74W AND TO 23N80W. W 
OF A LINE FROM 31N72W TO 27N76W TO 25N80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 27N69W THEN 
STATIONARY TO LOW PRES NEAR 24N79W 1013 MB AND CONTINUES FROM 
THE LOW TO 23N80W. NW OF FRONT AND NW OF A LINE FROM 31N70W TO 
26N74W TO 23N80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 
9 TO 11 FT FROM 28N TO 30N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 27N65W THEN 
STATIOANRY TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N76W 1013 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM 
THE LOW TO 22N79W. NW OF FRONT AND NW OF A LINE FROM 31N66W TO 
27N73W TO 23N80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... 
HIGHEST FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W AND ALONG 31N 
BETWEEN 79W AND 69W.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N81W TO 23N87W TO 22N90W 
TO WEAK LOW PRES AT 22N94W 1016 MB AND THE LOW TO 19N91W. W OF A 
LINE FROM 20N96W TO 19N94W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N81W TO 23N88W AND TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 21N90W 1014 MB. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 94W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 94W AND 
96W AND S OF 22N W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 
TO N 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N81W TO WEAK LOW PRES 
NEAR 23N87W 1015 MB AND EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO 19N91W. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN CONDITIONS.
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N81W TO WEAK LOW PRES 
NEAR 23N86W 1013 MB AND EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO 19N91W. FROM 23N 
TO 25N BETWEEN 83W AND 87W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 90W AND FROM 20N TO 28N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
S OF 21N BETWEEN W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO MOVE JUST SE OF AREA. FROM 23N 
TO 28N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 19N 
TO 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.