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FZNT02 KNHC 151506
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JAN 15 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 27N60W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 
21N74W. S OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM NW OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 74W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL 
...HIGHEST E OF 57W. N OF 21N E OF FRONT AND SHEAR LINE WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
N OF 27N ALONG FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. SHEAR LINE FROM 
28N65W TO 22N75W. WITHIN 120 NW NW OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 70W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 60W AND NW SWELL E 
OF 60W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING SHEAR LINE FROM 28N66W TO 25N77W. 
WITHIN 90 NM NW OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 
23N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 21N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N W OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 55W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 55W.

.CARIBBEAN SHEAR LINE FROM 20N76W TO 15N81W. NW OF SHEAR LINE NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 75W 
AND SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E OF 75W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 69W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE DISSIPATED. N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W 
AND 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 11N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 
FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 21N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N95W TO 22N97W. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 
90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N92W TO 20N95W. N OF 24N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT TO 86W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.