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FZNT02 KNHC 061456
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAR 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 08.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 74W SW WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 27N77W TO 31N67W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 28N73W TO 25N81W. N 
OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE HALF. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 26N70W TO 
31N62W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 27N67W TO 22N78W. N 
OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 74W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 24N74W TO 
31N79W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 
A LINE FROM 25N63W TO 31N56W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N64W TO 22N78W. W 
OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 25N64W TO 26N70W TO 31N76W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
TO A LINE FROM 22N72W TO 31N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 26N58W TO 20N73W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 27N70W TO 31N76W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
TO A LINE FROM 21N67W TO 31N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE HALF. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 49W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 24N43W TO 19N55W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 18N63W. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 26N40W TO 30N60W TO 
31N62W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 24N43W TO 21N64W TO 31N67W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 22N40W 
TO 21N50W. N OF A LINE FROM 29N35W TO 31N47W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF A LINE FROM 
22N40W TO 28N43W TO 28N53W TO 31N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 22N E OF 49W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 81W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 25N90W TO 23N96W TO 
18N95W. S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. NW OF FRONT TO 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.