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FZNT02 KNHC 151531
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC TUE MAR 15 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 27N40W TO 25N52W. N OF 25N E OF
FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 52W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF A LINE FROM 31N58W TO
20N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM
14N TO 20N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 20N55W. N
OF 19N E OF A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 19N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT N OF 23N
E OF 53W...HIGHEST NE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N35W TO
21N45W. N OF 12N E OF A LINE FROM 31N66W TO 22N60W TO 12N48W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT
12 TO 13 FT N OF 27N E OF 42W.
  
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.