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FZNT02 KNHC 011517
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC MON MAR 01 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT JUST W OF N 
FLORIDA. N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 21N78W. N OF 27N
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N86W 999 MB WITH COLD FRONT S 
TO 21N87W. N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS E OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 22N63W TO 18N69W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT 
TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL NE 
OF BAHAMAS WITH HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30N65W. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN
40W AND 35W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 22N55W TO 20N70W. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT TO 65W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 22N45W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 50W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN FRONT AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 77W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC WARNING...N OF 23N W 
OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC WARNING...N OF 22N W 
OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N W OF 50W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT WITH NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH 19N69W TO 10N79W. S OF 15N W OF 77W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 19N W OF 83W S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 16N84W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 14N E OF 75W 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N77W TO 11N83W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 15N W OF 81W. S OF 14N 
E OF 70W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 28N96W 1006 MB TRAIL COLD FRONT S TO 
21N99W. W OF LOW AND FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
S OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N93W 1004 MB WITH COLD FRONT S 
TO 19N94W. W OF LOW AND FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. E OF LOW AND FRONT TO 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT NEAR LOW PRES. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 90W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 29N90W TO 21N97W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT IN N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.