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FZNT02 KNHC 152102
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
2230 UTC SAT MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING N PART. S OF 22N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 21N97W. N OF 25N
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 18N95W. FROM 21N
TO 26N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO LOW PRES 29N87W
1005 MB TO 19N91W. S OF 25N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT FROM 
30N84W TO 21N88W. FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W NW WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 23N60W THEN STATIONARY TO
21N72W. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 31N48W
TO 23N60W TO 21N73W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N54W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N45W TO 22N55W. WITHIN
AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 31N44W TO 27N52W TO
31N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N45W TO LOW PRES NEAR 27N48W 1017
MB TO 23N51W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N81W TO 30N82W. N OF 30N
WITHIN 48 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W TO 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N BETWEEN 83W AND 88W SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.