000
FZNT02 KNHC 092212
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 24N65W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W 
TO 22N53W. N OF 29N W OF FIRST FRONT TO 67W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FIRST FRONT TO 75W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. N OF 25N E OF FIRST 
FRONT TO 52W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 16N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 18N65W. 
SECOND FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 31N45W TO 16N62W. N OF 25N W OF 
FIRST FRONT TO 67W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. 
N OF 26N E OF FIRST FRONT TO 46W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 
TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BOTH FRONTS DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N50W TO 
25N56W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 63W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH TO 45W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE ENTIRE AREA OUTSIDE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 25N W OF 95W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 87W AND 95W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 18N94W. FROM 22N TO 
25N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 18N93W. S OF 21N W 
OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 27N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.