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FZNT02 KNHC 081745 AAA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1745 UTC FRI MAR 08 2013

UPDATED CARIBBEAN PART

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 24N61W TO 20N72W. N OF
27N W OF FRONT TO 69W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 69W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF 78W. N OF 25N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N52W TO 22N59W. 
NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 29N72W. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM W 
OF NEW COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN 
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 55W SW TO W 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E 
OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N45W TO 24N53W 
THEN WEAKENING TO 19N62W. THIRD COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 
26N63W. N OF 29N W OF THIRD COLD FRONT TO 68W W TO NW WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 77W W TO NW WINDS...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 67W AND 
70W. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 70W AND 10 TO 19 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 77W. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
THIRD COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
10 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT IN N TO NE SWELL BETWEEN 
70W AND 77W. N OF 27N W OF 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 21N59W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 
22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT 
AND 66W AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 66W AND 73W. SEAS 13 TO 
22 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 21N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 11N E OF FROM 35W TO 80W E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 10 TO 19 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 
65W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 24N E OF 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SEAS ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.