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FZNT02 KNHC 171525
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SUN MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 30N35W TO 23N45W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 18N62W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 41W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND SHEAR LINE TO 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE 24N41W TO 18N62W. WITHIN 60 NM NW 
OF SHEAR LINE BETWEEN 49W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 40W AND 58W WINDS 20 
KT OR LRSS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE DIFFUSE. N OF 30N E OF 55W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
 
.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.