000
FZNT02 KNHC 170340
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N38W TO 28N63W THEN WARM FRONT 
THROUGH 27N68W TO 27N73W. N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 60W AND NE SWELL W OF 60W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 29N BETWEEN 53W AND 57W 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 63W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 27N80W. N OF 
26N W OF 61W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 31N.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 27N85W TO 23N89W. N OF 25N W OF 85W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N87W 1011 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. N OF 25N W OF 
94W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 85W 
AND 90W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 25N97W. N OF FRONT W 
OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 
93W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT SW TO W 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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.