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FZNT02 KNHC 091404
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 21N74W. N OF 27N WITHIN 360 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 
270 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS N OF 24N BETWEEN 50W AND 80W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
N OF 20N E OF 50W AND S OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL...HIGHEST
SEAS AT 31N35W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20N74W. N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 35W AND 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N58W AND 31N35W. 
S OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 25N45W TO 17N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 24N65W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N73W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 35W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. FROM 11N TO 
15N W OF 57W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 
FROM 21N35W TO 17N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 25N60W THEN SHEAR 
AXIS TO 24N76W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 35W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF LINE FROM 23N35W TO 20N62W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 64W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 T0 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 
64W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 T0 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
64W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.   

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 22N BETWEEN 88W AND 
92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 87W AND 89W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.