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FZNT02 KNHC 182205
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W 
AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 73W. S OF 11N BETWEEN 64W 
AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 12N64W TO 13N75.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 
73W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N66W TO LOW PRES 1015 MB NEAR 
29N73W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 27N74W TO 25N79W...THEN STATIONARY 
FRONT TO 24N83W. N OF 30N AND W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N64W TO LOW PRES 1015 
MB NEAR 30N68W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 27N72W TO 25N75W...THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 24N83W. W OF LINE FROM 31N72W TO 25N78W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 25N72W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 24N83W. W OF 76W AND N OF FRONT TO 28NNE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF LINE FROM 30N72W TO 
29N81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 28N70W TO LOW 
PRES 1012 MB NEAR 26N74W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 23N80W. N OF 30N 
AND W OF FRONT TO 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF LINE FROM 29N70W TO 30N78W TO 28.5N80.5W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N83W TO LOW PRES 1014 MB 
NEAR 21N93W. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY 22N92W TO 26N85W TO 28N90W 
TO 22N98W TO 22N92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N83W TO 20N92W TO 
18.5N92W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N83W TO 29N89W TO 28N94W TO 
20N97W TO 18.5N95.5W TO 18N94W TO 22N90W TO 25N83W NE TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 25N89W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N83W TO 19.5N91.5W TO 
18.5N91.5W. S OF 20N AND W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT. N OF 20N AND S OF LINE FROM 25N82W TO 29N89W TO 28N94W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.