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FZNT02 KNHC 121015
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1030 UTC THU MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 
81.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ATLC PASSAGES E OF 
63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR 12N77W. S OF 10.5N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77.5W NE 
TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 
18N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL....HIGHEST NEAR 13N79W. REMAINDER AREA S OF 
18N BETWEEN 74W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 12N78.5W. FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 78W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77.5W NE 
TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 
18N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 12N78W. REMAINDER AREA S OF 
16N BETWEEN 74W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 57W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 23N70W TO 23N35W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.ATLC S OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT 
TO 10 FT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF 70W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 70W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT OUTSIDE THE 
BAHAMAS.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 30N80W. N OF 
FRONT E OF 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF FRONT W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 22N63W THEN 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 27N80W. WITHIN 180 NM N OF 
BOUNDARY BETWEEN 58W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT FT. N OF BOUNDARY W OF 74W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N88W TO LOW PRES 1013 MB 
NEAR 27N93.5W TO 18N94.5W. N OF FRONT AND LOW E OF 95W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 22N W OF 95.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N94W 1015 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 26N91W TO 8.5N91.5W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 87W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.