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FZNT02 KNHC 162044
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N91.5W TO 25N97.5W AND TROUGH FROM 30N85W
TO 22N97W. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 19N95W. FROM 21N
TO 26N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N85W 1004 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
SW TO 21N90W. S OF 24N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 90W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES INLAND WITH COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W 
TO 21N88W. FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W NW WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE LINE FROM 28N97W
TO 22N88W 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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 21N86W. S OF 26N
W OF 89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 22N84W. WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N48W 1015 MB TO 
23N60W THEN DISSIPATING SHEAR LINE TO 20N71W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N53W TO 31N44W TO 26N53W TO 31N53W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND 
SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N45W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
26N49W 1016 MB TO 23N54W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 77W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 31N72W TO 28N80W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG 31N. SEAS TO 10 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH SE UNITED STATES COAST.
N OF A LINE FROM 31N70W TO 28N80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N79W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT
SW TO 29N81W. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 30N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT FROM 
31N75W TO 23N81W. N OF 27N WITHIN 390 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20
TO 25T. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 17N 
W OF 84W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 16N86W. W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 23N82W TO 16N85W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF 12.5N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.