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FZNT02 KNHC 181359
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N80W TO 30N81W. NW OF TROUGH W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH TO 71W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT NEAR TROUGH. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N67W TO 25N80W. N OF 29N W OF 
TROUGH W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 300 
NM E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N63W TO 23N79W AND COLD 
FRONT 31N71W TO 27N79W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 25N65W TO 21N74W. N OF 
30N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
AND E SWELL. FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 53W AND FROM 18N TO 21N W OF 
53W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 55W AND S OF 18N BETWEEN 55W AND 
65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO 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 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 
81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N90W TO 20N96W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N89W TO 18N83W. WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.