000
FZNT02 KNHC 151600
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 23N75W. W OF FRONT TO 75W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 25N54W TO 18N68W. 
WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT N OF 23N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 47W AND 
65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 22N46W THEN SHEAR 
LINE TO 21N55W TO 19N65W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 75W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN N SWELL.
 
.ATLC N OF 25N E OF 40W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT IN MIXED W AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF A LINE FROM 22N35W TO 
31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED W AND N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 17N77W. W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 
71W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.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.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.