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FZNT02 KNHC 041552
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON MAR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 26N60W TO MONA PASSAGE NEAR 18N68W. 
TROUGH FROM 31N64W TO 27N65W TO 21N72W. SECOND TROUGH FROM 
31N72W TO 28N79W. W OF A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 27N65W TO 21N72W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART 
BETWEEN TROUGHS. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 26N58W TO 19N65W. 
TROUGH FROM 31N60W TO 26N64W TO 21N70W. SECOND TROUGH FROM 
31N68W TO 28N72W TO 26N76W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W W TO NW 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF SECOND TROUGH. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS E OF FIRST TROUGH. FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 
FIRST TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
24N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 27N50W TO 24N54W TO 
19N61W. TROUGHS MERGED FROM 31N53W TO 28N55W TO 24N62W. N OF 28N 
W OF TROUGH TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
24N WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 24N44W TO 20N53W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 18N62W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 
40W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 26N40W TO 31N60W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 20N53W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING SE U.S. COAST. W OF A 
LINE FROM 31N75W TO 29N81W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 30N81W. N OF 29N W 
OF 77W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 31N71W TO 28N80W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 29N78W TO 27.5N80W. 
N OF 28N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS 
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N 
W OF A LINE FROM 31N68W TO 27N75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... 
EXCEPT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC E OF A LINE FROM 31N38W TO 24N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE 
HALF.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 28N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 09N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM MONA PASSAGE NEAR 18N68W TO 15N73W TO 
09N77W. S OF 15N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART. FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 78W 
AND 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO 17N76W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 18N63W TO 16N69W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 15N76W. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. BETWEEN 69W AND 73W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO 16N77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE 
...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 15N TO 
17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN DECAYING NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF A LINE FROM 30N92W TO 22N98W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. W OF A LINE FROM 
30N86W TO 22N98W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 28N93W TO 26N97W. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 87W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 24N94W TO 18N95W. NW 
OF FRONT TO 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 
25N W OF 94W AND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.