000
FZNT02 KNHC 180942
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL. FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 50W AND FROM 18N TO 21N W OF 
50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 60W. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 50W AND FROM 18N TO 
20N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 50W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N E OF 62W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. 

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N78W TO 28N78W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 73W 
AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N W 
OF TROUGH TO 79W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N67W TO 27N77W TO 
27N80W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N61W TO 23N67W. N OF 30N E OF 
FRONT TO 59W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. N OF 30N W OF 
78W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 27N77W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT 29N35W TO 31N39W. N OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 
80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 24N98W. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 24N98W. NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 23N98W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.