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FZNT02 KNHC 281621
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 28.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 29.                     
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 74W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN WINDWARD 
PASSAGE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 73W. S OF 18N W OF 
85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 
83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 25N58W...THEN STATIONARY FRONT 
TO 22N65W...AND SHEAR LINE TO 20N72W. WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONTS 
AND SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A LINE FROM 31N42W TO 15N51W TO 14N61W 
AND ANOTHER LINE FROM 31N73W TO 22N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW AND N SWELL...EXCEPT 13 TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 56W. WITHIN 180 NM OF A LINE 
FROM 24N40W TO 14N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TROUGH FROM 
31N40W TO 28N53W TO 25N64W. WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 43W 
AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 16N35W TO 14N50W TO 13N61W 
AND ANOTHER LINE FROM 31N61W TO 27N69W TO 20N73W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF A LINE FROM 31N45W TO 
27N59W TO 18N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL N OF 14N...AND IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 14N. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER SE U.S. N OF 27N W OF 65W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N80W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 23N81W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. W OF FRONT NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N 
E OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N W OF 68W.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 26N. N OF 27N W OF 94W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. VSBY BELOW 1 NM IN AREAS OF 
DENSE FOG N OF 26N W OF 89W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 25N97W. WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 26N91W TO 24N97W.  N 
OF 27N BETWEEN 91W AND 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 22N88W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 90W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED JUST SE OF AREA. N OF 25N E 
OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.