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FZNT02 KNHC 190418
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO LOW PRES 1015 MB NEAR 
29N72W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 26N77W...THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 
24N83W. W OF LINE FROM 31N73W TO 26N78W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 26N69W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 24N78W TO 23N80W. W OF 73W AND N OF FRONT NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
.42 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N61W TO LOW PRES 1012 
MB NEAR 29N71W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 25N74W TO 23N79W. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 71W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 120 NM S OF FRONT BETWEEN 62W AND 70W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF LINE FROM 29N71W TO 30N77W 
TO 29N80.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N60W TO LOW PRES 1010 
MB NEAR 29N69W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 24N73W TO 22N78W. TROUGH 
FROM LOW TO 29N71W TO 31N74W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W NE TO 
E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 90 NM 
S OF STATIONARY FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 28N70W TO 30N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 9 FT W OF 73W. S OF 11N BETWEEN 64W AND 65W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 12N64W TO 13N75.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 
73W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 1016 MB NEAR 26N39W. NE QUADRANT OF LOW WITHIN 
150 NM SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 23N38W TO 25N39W 
TO 27N42W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N83W TO LOW PRES 1014 MB 
NEAR 21.5N92.5W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N83W TO 29N89W TO 
27N94W TO 20N97W TO 18.5N95.5W TO 18N94W TO 22N89W TO 25N83W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 25N89W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF LINE 
FROM 27N95W TO 24N94W TO 22N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.36 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 MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.