000
FZNT02 KNHC 120241
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS IN PRIMARILY 15 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 
50W AND 55W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN PRIMARILY N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 24N75W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N EXCEPT W OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 18N93W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 23N83W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. FROM 24N TO 27N BETWEEN 
84W AND 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N BETWEEN 82W AND 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.