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FZNT02 KNHC 081405
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU MAR 08 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 23N79W. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE ATLC WATERS OUTSIDE BAHAMAS W OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS 
AT 30N68W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 21N75W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. 
N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC WATERS OUTSIDE BAHAMAS W OF 55W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 20N72W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
N OF 28N WITHIN 360M NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE ATLC WATERS OUTSIDE BAHAMAS BETWEEN 
50W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 20N71W. FROM 25N TO 
31N BETWEEN 50W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. ATLC S OF 17N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 24N65W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N72W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N71W TO 31N35W TO 
07N35W TO 06N53W TO 26N64W TO 31N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.   

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 23N46W. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 35W AND 45W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.
ELSEWHERE ATLC WATERS E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 26N45W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. ATLC WATERS E OF 50W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL... 
HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N35W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 18N68W TO 
10N78W...INCLUDING NE ATLC PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 64W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.   

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N97W TO 18.5N93W. 
FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 19.5N TO 23N BETWEEN 
90W AND 92W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.