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FZNT02 KNHC 010957
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN JAN 01 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 23N90W TO 18N95W.  
S OF 23N W OF 95W  NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT OUT OF GULF.  S OF 22N W OF 95W  
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 27N80W.  N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 80W  NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO  
26N97W.  W OF FRONT  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N92W TO 18N97W.  
S OF 25N W OF FRONT  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  
N OF 25N W OF FRONT  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 23N90W TO 18N95W.  
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT  N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT OUT OF GULF. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...E OF 95W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.

.ATLC S OF 27N E OF 60W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE E OF 63W  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 22N E OF 60W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE E OF 63W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 30N81W.  N OF 
30N E OF FRONT TO 75W  SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
W OF FRONT  NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W.  EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N E OF 72W  NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.  N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 63W  SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W  NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 82W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.  REMAINDER 
OF AREA N OF 10N W OF 78W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.  S OF 10N  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W  NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
E OF 82W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL 
W OF 65W.  REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 10N W OF 80W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W  NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
E OF 82W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL W OF 
65W.  REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 10N W OF 78W  N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.  S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.