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FZNT02 KNHC 291617
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 20N E OF 43W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N41W TO 17N57W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. REMAINDER 
OF AREA N OF 17N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 31N35W TO 19N57W TO 16N62W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO 18N63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 28N35W TO 20N53W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF 
LINE 31N38W TO 17N62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 25N69W. N OF 
25N WITHIN 300 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N. COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 
21N76W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 72W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 8 
FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED AND OVERTAKEN BY 
COLD FRONT. COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 25N64W THEN STATIONARY 
SHEAR LINE TO 21N76W. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT AND SHEAR LINE W 
OF 60W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 28N55W THEN 
WEAKENING SHEAR LINE TO 26N64W TO 21N78W. NW OF BOUNDARIES WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 72W. FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 80W 
AND 83W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 80W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF 72W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 89W AND 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.