000
FZNT02 KNHC 130223
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 13 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N NW OF A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 28N40W TO 27N43W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 50W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 20N TO 27N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N41W TO 27N42W. FROM 23N 
TO 28.5N E OF 40W AND FROM 25N TO 28.5N BETWEEN 45W AND 50W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 26N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 40W AND 45W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 26N68W TO 20N70W. FROM 22N TO 25N E OF TROUGH 
TO 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W AND FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 
65W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N57W TO 22N58W. FROM 23N TO 27N 
E OF TROUGH TO 55W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
FROM 23N TO 27N W OF TROUGH TO 62W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 53W AND 62W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N56W TO 20N60W. FROM 23N TO 27N E 
OF TROUGH TO 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
FROM 22N TO 27N W OF TROUGH TO 62W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 50W AND 63W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N57W TO 23N59W TO 20N60W. FROM 
23N TO 28N BETWEEN 54W AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 52W AND 63W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

..CARIBBEAN WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST 
BETWEEN DESTIN FLORIDA AND GALVESTON TEXAS. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR 
LESS.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 88W AND 
91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 89W AND 93W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.