High Seas Forecast
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FZNT02 KNHC 121424
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAR 12 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AMERICA

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20N70W. WITHIN 31N55W TO 31N58W TO
27N61W TO 26N60W TO 28N57W TO 31N55W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N71W
TO 24N65W TO 26N55W TO 31N50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT
W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 28N67.5W. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N71W
TO 31N75W TO 27N78W TO 24N75W TO 22N70W TO 24N64W TO 30N71W...
INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 21N WITHIN
180 NM E OF FRONT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 19N66.5W. WITHIN
31N43W TO 31N63W TO 25N57W TO 26N51W TO 31N43W SW TO W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30.5N60.5W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N63W TO
31N67W TO 27N70W TO 23N70W TO 20N66W TO 24N57W TO 31N63W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N39W TO 19N64W.
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N51W TO 30N49W TO 30N42W TO 29N39W TO 30N35W
TO 31N35W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT.
SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N48W.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N39W TO 30N47W TO 31N60W TO 25N61W TO 24N52W
TO 26N43W TO 31N39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30.5N39W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24.5N35W TO 23N42.5W TO 24.5N49W.
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N48W TO 26N43W TO 24N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N35W TO
24N40W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N39W TO 26N37W TO 25N35W TO 31N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.
OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 16N35W TO 08N52W TO 07N49W TO 10N40W TO 07N35W TO
16N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N35W TO 13N38W TO 10N40W TO 07N39W TO
07N35W TO 12N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N74W TO 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 10N75W
TO 11N75W TO 11N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.