000
FZNT02 KNHC 120909
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 23N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 76W S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 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 31N75W TO 23N81W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N 
OF 26N BETWEEN 48W AND 56W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
18 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 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 31N67W TO 22N77W. N OF 27N W OF 77W 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N EXCEPT W OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY N TO 
NE SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 61W TO LINE 18N46W TO 07N52W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N83W TO 21.5N88W. S OF 24N BETWEEN 
90W AND 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
S OF 24N.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.