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FZNT02 KNHC 040343
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 042013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 29N E OF 37W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 26N57W TO 19N65W.
TROUGH FROM 31N58W TO 25N62W TO 21N68W. N OF 27N BETWEEN TROUGH
AND 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 26N48W THEN 
DISSIPATING FRONT TO 18N62W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 45W AND 51W W TO 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 20N71W TO 16N76W TO 10N80W. FROM 11N TO 15N W 
OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF A LINE FROM 31N44W TO 
25N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.06 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N43W TO 24N35W NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 
20N.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N64W TO 20N71W. POST FRONTAL
TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO 27N78W. N OF 24N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF 79W AND LESS THAN 8 FT W 
OF 79W. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 26N60W TO 19N68W. 
POST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM FROM 31N60W TO 26N67W TO 21N74W.  N 
OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. N OF 23N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 26N57W TO 19N67W. 
TROUGH FROM 31N58W TO 25N62W TO 21N68W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF TROUGH TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT BETWEEN 69W AND 77W.
WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N BETWEEN FRONT AND TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 26N48W THEN 
DISSIPATING
TO 18N62W. TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS
...W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 26N50W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 72W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 65W...AND 8 TO 11 FT BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. 
WITHIN 270 NM SE OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 18N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 20N71W TO 16N77W TO 10N80W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 19N69W TO 15N76W TO 10N79W. S 
OF 16N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT
...HIGHEST SW. N OF 16N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN FROM 
19N67W TO 16N72W. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 71W
AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT NW PART.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST OFFSHORE TEXAS COAST. N OF 25N 
W OF 94W AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 92W AND 94W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 26N92W TO 24N98W. NW
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.