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FZNT02 KNHC 132013
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON MAR 13 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FIRST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 24N55W TO 22N65W. SECOND
COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 29N81W. WITHIN 31N37W TO 31N55W TO 
30N53W TO 29N49W TO 27N45W TO 31N37W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT IN W TO NW SWELL 
...HIGHEST NEAR 31N51W. WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N79W TO 29N80W TO 
28N74W TO 29N69W TO 31N67W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N42W TO 31N68W TO 28N76W TO 23N70W TO
22N59W TO 25N49W TO 29N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 67W...HIGHEST N
CENTRAL PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 31N36W TO
22.5N50W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 27N73W TO 25N80W. 
WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N63W TO 28N69W TO 26N68W TO 28N61W TO 31N57W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 31N61W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N57W TO 
29N80W TO 25N66W TO 14N57W TO 15N51W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN 
ATLANTIC PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 59W...HIGHEST NEAR 31N39W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST FRONT DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W
TO 27N64W TO 23N79W. WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N75W TO 29N70W TO 
29N63W TO 28N61W TO 28N55W TO 31N53W SW WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N63W TO 31N79W TO 
21N57W TO 08N55W TO 15N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED WITH NE SWELL W OF 55W.

.ATLC WITHIN 20N35W TO 13N51W TO 12N56W TO 06N53W TO 07N39W TO
11N35W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 47W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N54W TO 11N56W TO 10N56W TO 09N56W TO
09N55W TO 10N54W TO 11N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 28.5N82.5W TO 25.5N91W TO 23N98W.
WITHIN 30N87W TO 30N90W TO 29N96W TO 27N97W TO 25N96W TO 28N88W 
TO 30N87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 90W. WITHIN
20N96W TO 21N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 20N96W...INCLUDING 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 24N90W TO 24.5N98W.
WITHIN 26N93W TO 26N95W TO 26N97W TO 24N96W TO 24N94W TO 25N93W 
TO 26N93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.