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FZNT02 KNHC 142217
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 14.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 15.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 21N76W. N OF 28N W OF 76W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 65W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 25N61W AND WEAKENING 
TO 20N70W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 65W AND 
77W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 25N52W THEN SHEAR 
LINE TO 19N69W. N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS  
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT IN NE 
SWELL BETWEEN 65W AND 70W AND 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 60W. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N BETWEEN FRONT AND 40W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
 
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 20N40W THEN DISSIPATING TO 
17N48W. N OF 21N E OF FRONT S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. N OF 27N E OF 42W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W TO A LINE FROM 21N37W TO 07N48W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 37W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N E OF FRONT IN ABOVE PARAGRAPH AND S OF 20N W OF 42W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N BETWEEN 37W AND 48W AND TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL S OF 20N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH 
COLD FRONT IN ABOVE PARAGRAPH. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 16N86W. W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 20N71W TO 15N83W. W OF SHEAR 
LINE TO 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT FROM 15N TO 
18N...AND LESS THAN 8 FT N OF 18N.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING SHEAR LINE FROM 20N70W TO 14N83W. W 
OF SHEAR LINE TO 85W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 18N...AND LESS THAN 8 FT 
N OF 18N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE DISSIPATING FROM 19N70W TO 15N77W. 
CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 87W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 84W AND 87W...INCLUDING 
YUCATAN CHANNEL WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING NW
SWELL.
.18 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.