000
FZNT02 KNHC 210902
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 31N76W WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 30N76W TO 
27N77W TO 24N81W. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS 
N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 26N69W TO 23N73W. N 
OF 26N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 26N63W TO 31N58W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 27N69W 
TO 30N80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 27N62W TO 22N68W. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 73W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 28N52W TO 22N63W. N 
OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 24N42W TO 27N50W. N 
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW TO N SWELL 
...HIGHEST N OF 28N E OF 45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 16N E OF 46W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 10N55W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 12N BETWEEN 40W AND 53W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 43W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
NEAR 24N81W TO 22N88W TO 21N97W. FROM 24N TO 27N BETWEEN 86W AND 
95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. 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.