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FZNT02 KNHC 131349
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON MAR 13 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FIRST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 25N55W TO 23N68W. SECOND 
COLD FRONT ENTERING FROM 31N80W TO 30N81W. WITHIN 31N38W TO 
31N60W TO 29N59W TO 26N48W TO 31N38W S SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT IN W TO NW SWELL
...HIGHEST NEAR 31N53W. WITHIN 31N71W TO 31N80W TO 29N80W TO
28N75W TO 29N73W TO 31N71W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N71W TO 29N75W TO 24N70W TO
23N58W TO 26N48W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 65W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N27W TO
24N50W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 27N74W TO 25.5N80W. 
WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N66W TO 29N67W TO 28N66W TO 28N64W TO 30N60W 
TO 31N59W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N80W TO 25N67W TO 18N61W TO
19N51W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL
W OF 58W...HIGHEST NEAR 31N41W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 27N35W TO 
23N45W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 25N70W TO 23N79W. WITHIN
31N54W TO 31N62W TO 31N77W TO 28N70W TO 29N64W TO 28N57W TO 
31N54W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 28N57W TO 24N62W TO
12N59W TO 10N45W TO 19N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED WITH N TO NE 
SWELL W OF 55W.

.ATLC WITHIN 23N35W TO 10N58W TO 06N54W TO 08N35W TO 23N35W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE
SWELL W OF 50W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N53W TO 11N55W TO 11N56W TO 09N56W TO
08N55W TO 09N53W TO 10N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N85W TO 18N86W TO 17N87W TO 17N86W TO 16N85W
TO 17N85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 27.5N90W TO 24.5N97.5W. 
WITHIN 29N86W TO 30N88W TO 30N94W TO 29N97W TO 27N97W TO 25N95W 
TO 29N86W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT
TO 8 FT W OF 92W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 25N81W TO 24N90W TO
24N98W. WITHIN 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 27N96W TO 25N97W TO 24N93W 
TO 25N88W TO 30N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE OF AREA. WITHIN 28N84W TO 26N92W TO 
25N95W TO 24N88W TO 26N84W TO 28N84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 90W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.