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FZNT02 KNHC 180210
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
0430 UTC TUE MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W. N OF 30N WITHIN 300 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N77W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 26N80W.
N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 29N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 150 NM W OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 22N79W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 28N
WITHIN 390 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 31N61W TO 27N65W THEN STATIONARY
26N73W TO 22N78W. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONTS TO 
78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW
AND SE SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF 18N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF 15N37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.  

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST OVER WATER WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 17N77W
TO 10N79W TO 17N77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17N BETWEEN
72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 20N W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N82W TO 16N85W. WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 28N83W 1004 MB WITH COLD FRONT S TO 21N85W.
S OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 97W NW 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 23N83W. 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.