000
FZNT02 KNHC 050341
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 22N63W TO 18N66W. WITHIN 120 NM W OF 
FRONT S OF 27N AND ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 71W S OF 23N N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
TO 77W N OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL W OF 77W AND 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 77W. E OF FRONT 
TO 50W N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 18N66W. N OF 
29N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W N OF BAHAMAS 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 
15 FT WITHIN 240 NM OF FRONT. E OF FRONT TO 50W N OF 28N SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
BETWEEN FRONT AND LINE FROM 31N42W TO 13N61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT WITHIN 240 NM 
OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 22N58W. S OF 
22N W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 
FRONT TO 43W N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W TO LINE FROM 26N35W TO 09N55W TO 
16N61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 
60W AND NW SWELL W OF 60W.

.ATLC S OF 19N W OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 31N40W TO 18N64W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 18N68W TO 15N70W TO 15N75W. 
BETWEEN 68W AND 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 72W 
AND 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COASTS 
OF COLOMBIA AND NICARAGUA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 18N. N OF 16N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 72W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 19N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 70W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N W OF 77W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.