000
FZNT02 KNHC 090915
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 19N63W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 61W AND 71W 
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 57W AND 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
25N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...N TO NE W OF 74W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT 
FROM 31N52W TO 21N64W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 54W AND 61W W TO NW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
24N BETWEEN 48W AND 58W SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 58W AND 71W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 
40W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...N TO NE SWELL W OF 71W. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 20N60W. N OF 23N W 
OF FRONT TO 54W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF LINE 23N54W TO 27N69W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
REMAINDER OF AREA E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL...N TO NE SWELL W OF 70W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 18N60W. N OF 23N W 
OF FRONT TO 55W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF LINE 23N55W TO 26N65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
REMAINDER OF AREA E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL...N TO NE SWELL W OF 67W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF 
COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE .

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N92W TO 22N97W. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 22N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.