000
FZNT02 KNHC 130920
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED MAR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N45W TO LOW PRES NEAR 30N47W 1002 MB TO 
23N53W. N OF 23N W OF TROUGH TO 55W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL N OF 
20N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 20N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N37W TO WEAKENING LOW PRES NEAR 
26N41W 1005 MB TO 20N29W. WITHIN 330 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS AND NW OF LINE 
FROM 21N35W TO 09N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST N OF 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH AND LOW PRES DISSIPATED. N OF 28N E OF 
41W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 24N80W. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 22N77W. N OF 27N W OF 76W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. N OF 
26N W OF FRONT TO 68W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W AND E OF BAHAMAS. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 16N87W. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N79W TO 16N85W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 84W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 15N83W. NW 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 15N TO 
18N W OF FRONT TO 86W.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
S OF 24N.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.