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FZNT02 KNHC 160925
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 26N55W TO 19N69W. N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT TO 11 FT ALONG 31N. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N AND 
NE OF A LINE FROM 21N50W TO 26N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN PRIMARILY N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 23N57W TO 19N68W. N 
OF 23N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 68W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 
TO 11 FT ALONG 31N. N OF 23N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 22N54W THEN SHEAR 
LINE TO 18N67W. W OF FRONT TO 43W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND SHEAR LINE TO A LINE 
FROM 18N67W TO 30N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY N TO NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 30N W OF 60W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 19N47W 
THEN SHEAR LINE TO 18N66W. N OF SHEAR LINE TO 22N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF A 
LINE FROM 31N35W TO 25N50W TO 28N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
 
.ATLC S OF 11N BETWEEN 47W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN SHEAR LINE FROM 18N73W TO 15N78W TO 12N82W. E OF 80W 
WITHIN 180 NM W OF SHEAR LINE...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE DISSIPATED. S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W 
AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. BETWEEN 69W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.