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FZNT02 KNHC 040328
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
0430 UTC WED MAR 04 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM N OF 
13N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E 
OF 79W...EXCEPT S OF 13N E OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09.5N TO 
16N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE S TO 
16N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 
15N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA S OF 16N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 22N98W. N OF 27N W 
OF 94.5W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 26N90W TO 22N94W TO 
18N94W. S OF 25N W OF 95.5W NW TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 21N. ELSEWHERE N 
OF FRONT W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
N SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 
50W AND 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 
74W...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 27N65W TO 27N70W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 26N50W TO 
26N60W. W OF FRONT TO 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 90W WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST AND N OF 
24N E OF 90W WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST...AND N OF 28N E OF 86W AREAS 
OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 3 TO 5 NM.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FOG DISSIPATED OVER FORECAST WATERS.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 88W AND 
92W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.