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FZNT02 KNHC 172110
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
2230 UTC MON MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 21N87W. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 92W
AND 94.5W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF
LINE FROM 28N96W TO 22N88W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES INLAND WITH COLD FRONT SW FROM 28N83W 
TO 21N86W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 22N83W. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N WITHIN 360 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N77W TO LOW PRES 31N79W
1003 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 29N81W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. WITHIN
150 NM E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W
TO 23N80W. N OF 28N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 27N68W TO THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22N78W. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONTS
77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW
AND SE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT APPROACH YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 17N W OF 84W
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N84W TO 16N86W. W OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N81W TO 16N85W. WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN
71W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.