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FZNT02 KNHC 301611
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC TUE MAR 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 21N77W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 65W S 
TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 21N77W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...
N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 63W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS TO 60W SE 
TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 
BAHAMAS. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 20N71. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 60W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 78W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 20N71W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL 
N OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 
55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 21N67W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT BETWEEN 58W AND 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 54W S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.   

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 22N46W TO 21N54W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT 
TO 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 29N42W 1010 MB. DISSIPATING COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 25N38W TO 21N45W. WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT 
OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 
55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING LOW PRES 26N36W 1012 MB. N OF 29N 
E OF 38W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 13N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 20N35W TO 
13N55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 45W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N W OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. N OF 14N WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 78W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 21N77W TO 15N84W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 27N W OF 81W N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 86W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. NE TO E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF 
YUCATAN. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 94W...AND S OF 25N W OF 90W SE 
TO S WINDS 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.