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FZNT02 KNHC 011459
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.24 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 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 23N78W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 80W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 27N E OF 50 AND S OF 23N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 50W AND S OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 
60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND E 
SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 28N80W. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 23N78W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW  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 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 82W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. 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 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL W 
OF 65W. S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 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 26N82W TO 23N90W TO 18N95W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.