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FZNT02 KNHC 041503
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 19N69W. W OF FRONT TO 75W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 23N AND 15 TO 22 FT N OF 
23N. N OF 25N W OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 20N68W. W OF FRONT TO 75W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 240 
NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 20N68W. N OF 
29N W OF FRONT TO 65W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E 
OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 25N E OF 55W AND S OF 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20 E OF 60W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20 TO 25N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20 E OF 60W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 18N72W TO 10N83W. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT TO 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 18N70W TO 10N81W. 
S 18N W OF FRONT TO 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT S OF 19N. E OF FRONT TO 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 74W 
AND 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.06 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.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.