000
FZNT02 KNHC 140940
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU MAR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N37W TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N40W 1003 MB TO 
16N44W. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 65W TO 
A LINE FROM 20N35W TO 07N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NORTHERLY SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND TROUGH MOVE E OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 
42W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 20N64W TO 31N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 64W TO LINE 20N35W TO 07N53W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN MIXED NORTHERLY SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED BELOW.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 22N78W. N OF 29N W OF 77W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT 
AND BAHAMAS TO 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 19N65W. N OF 25N W 
OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
 
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 16N85W. W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 20N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 20N75W TO 15N83W. W OF SHEAR 
LINE TO 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 19N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE DISSIPATED. FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 
74W AND 80W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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.