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FZNT02 KNHC 101615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT MAR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 64W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.03 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
64W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 
77W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA. NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W AND S 
OF 17N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 
10N TO 18N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.27 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 63W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 
73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, EXCEPT 9 
TO 13 FT S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W. FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 
77W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N97W. FROM 26N TO 
28N W OF 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 24N98W. N OF 26N W 
OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 25N89W TO 22N98W TO 
19N96W. FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 24N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N73W. NE OF A LINE FROM 19N35W TO 24N55W TO 31N68W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 25N60W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 25N72W AND WARM FRONT TO 26N76W. N OF 19N AND E OF 
LINE FROM 31N66W TO 24N55W TO 19N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 27N57W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 27N71W AND WARM FRONT TO 30N77W. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 41W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 28N49W.
WARM FRONT TO LIFT N OF AREA. NE OF LINE FROM 31N59W TO 21N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 19N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
N SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 48W AND 56W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED WITH E SWELL W OF 50W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 54W AND S OF 22N BETWEEN 54W AND 
61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 30N83W. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 79W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.