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FZNT02 KNHC 150924
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 24N69W TO 21N75W. S OF 24N W OF 
FRONT TO 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SECOND 
COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 28N75W. W OF FRONT TO 73W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONTS MERGED FROM 31N49W TO 26N55W TO 
19N69W. W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N67W TO 20N70W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 10 FT N OF 
30N. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 24N35W TO 20N45W TO 26N55W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 22N50W THEN 
WEAKENING SHEAR LINE TO 21N55W TO 19N65W. W OF FRONT TO 63W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 
10 FT N OF 30N.
 
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 19N41W. E OF A LINE FROM 23N35W 
TO 31N45W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN MIXED W 
AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 20N35W TO 07N57W TO A 
LINE FROM 31N56W TO 19N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. S OF 12N W OF 52W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 63W AND 77W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W AND FROM 15N TO 
18N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. FROM 15N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 20N75W TO 17N80W TO 15N84W. W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING. SHEAR LINE FROM 18N74W 
TO 15N80W TO 13N84W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING N SWELL.
.06 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.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.