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FZNT02 KNHC 281612
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SUN MAR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 28N81W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
N SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF 
70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 28N81W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS TO 
65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 21N75W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF BAHAMAS TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 23N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N74W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 48W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 21N52W THEN STATIONARY TO 
22N65W. W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 38W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST 1009 MB LOW NEAR 31N44W. COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 
21N46W THEN DISSIPATING COLD FRONT TO 19N55W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 
42W AND 52W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N AND NE OF LINE 20N50W TO 10N45W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N AND SE OF LINE 20N45W TO 
10N52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N AND 
SE OF LINE 17N35W TO 10N58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN PRIMARILY N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W 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. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N84W TO 17N86W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N77W TO 15N83.5W. W OF 84W N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N90W TO 23N97W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 19N92W. NW OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N82W TO 21N86W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST WINDS S OF 21N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.