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FZNT02 KNHC 031000
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAR 03 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 25N40W TO 27N54W. BETWEEN FRONT AND 
28N E OF 40W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 
FRONT E OF 44W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 56W AND 64W W WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 20N75.5W TO 17N80W TO 09N82W. FROM 10.2N TO 
17.5N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 25N40W TO 27N54W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N E OF 42W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 25N45W. N OF 23.5N E 
OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL... 
HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NE OF A LINE FROM 
31N38W TO 26N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 40W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 43W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 20N75.5W. N OF 26N W OF 73W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 20N71.5W. N OF 25N WITHIN 
240 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 22N NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N62W TO 20N71W. N 
OF 25N WITHIN 270 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 26N53W TO 18N67W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 71W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 
210 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 17N81W TO 11N83W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N71.5W TO 15N77W TO 08N81W. 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 15N 
W OF 78W. SEAS TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N71W TO 18N74W TO 09N80W. W 
OF FRONT TO 84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 
77.5W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W 
OF 80W SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE FROM CENTRAL PUERTO RICO SW 
ACROSS N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. BETWEEN 68W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM LINE 23N83.5W TO 27N82.5W W TO 95W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27.5N. 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N85W TO 22N97W S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.