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FZNT02 KNHC 180233
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 18 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...

.FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 
77.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 73W. S OF 13N BETWEEN 77.5W AND 80W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.15 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77.5W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 
13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 
77W AND 79.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.39 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78.5W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 11N64W TO 13N72W TO 
13N76W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 73W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N77W TO 26N80W. N OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 29N73W TO 25N80.5W. 
N OF 30N AND W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 29N71W TO 25N80.5W. 
N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 29N70W TO 27N73W TO 
23.5N81W. W OF LINE FROM 31N72W TO 25.5N77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 26N69W...THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 23N80W. N OF FRONT AND W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 23N87W TO LOW 
PRES 1014 MB NEAR 22N94W TO 18N91W. S OF LINE FROM 20N93.5W TO 
22N95.5W TO 22N98W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W 
OF LINE FROM 22N95.5W TO 24N90W TO 26N90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 21N93W TO 
18.5N94W. N OF FRONT AND S OF LINE FROM 27N84W TO 28N92W TO 
23N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22.5N84.5W TO 21.5N87W. 
FROM 23N TO 27N AND E OF 92W NE 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 MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.