000
FZNT02 KNHC 230249
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 25N60W TO 20N70W. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 
NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 
29N W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 27N49W TO 23N57W. N OF 
27N WITHIN 210 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 66W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT 
TO 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 22N53W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
180 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 23N 
W OF FRONT TO 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 12N BETWEEN 43W AND 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 28N44W TO 15N55W TO 
07N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 23N40W TO 07N56W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER E FLORIDA PANHANDLE. N OF 27W 
W OF 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N BETWEEN 84.5W AND 90W 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 24N90W TO 20N97W. NW 
OF FRONT TO 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W OF 90W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.