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FZNT02 KNHC 201610
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N93W TO 24N97W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N88W TO 19N92W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N82W TO 21N86W. WINDS BELOW GALE 
FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 19N71W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 50W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 27 W OF FRONT TO 58W W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 44W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 24N52W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 24N44W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 44W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 23N43W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 42W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 23N35W TO 15N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 77W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 23N82W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT 18N74W TO 10N79W. S OF 15N W OF 
85W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 16N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT TO 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N82W TO 21N86W. W OF FRONT AND E 
OF 96W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.     
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 25N BETWEEN 84W AND 
95W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
BETWEEN 84W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

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

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.