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FZNT02 KNHC 150951
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
1030 UTC SUN MAR 16 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING NW GULF. 
FROM 23N TO 29N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 19N96W. FROM 22N TO 
26N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 19N92W. S OF 25N W 
OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 
28N E OF FRONT TO 85W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 23N62W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N71W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 47W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT 
TO A LINE FROM 31N70W TO 24N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 25N52W THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 23N60W. N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N57W TO 
23N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N44W TO 24N50W. N OF 29 
W OF TROUGH TO 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 77W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 73W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 18N W 
OF 85W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 20N W 
OF 85W. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.