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FZNT02 KNHC 040341
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 20N73W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 79W W TO NW 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
30N72W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 23N65W TO 20N70W. WINDS 
BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT N OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 
THE BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT TO 55W N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 24N65W TO 19N70W. W OF 
FRONT TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 23N 
AND 10 TO 22 FT N OF 23N...HIGHEST NEAR 30N67W. N OF BAHAMAS 
BETWEEN 75W AND 79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. E OF FRONT TO 51W N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 18N67W. S OF 23N W OF 
FRONT TO 74W AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO 77W N OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
IN N SWELL W OF 70W AND 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 70W. WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 30N. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 27N58W THEN DISSIPATING 
STATIONARY TO 18N67W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 66W AND 74W W TO NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 66W AND 74W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 65W AND 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL E OF 65W. E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N40W TO 15N61W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 53W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 24N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 31N40W TO 
18N63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 
NW SWELL E OF 42W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N E OF 61W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 20N73W TO 14N83W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT TO 75W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 18N67W TO 16N75W TO 
10N83W. W OF FRONT TO 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT S OF 19N. S OF 20N W OF 83W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT TO 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 73W 
AND 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN WINDWARD 
PASSAGE AND WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
S OF 18N.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N E OF 90W N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 
22N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 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.