000
FZNT02 KNHC 051432
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DEVELOPING COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 29N80W. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 
31N54W TO 26N60W TO 19N66W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 54W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N60W. N OF 19N E OF 40W...AND ALSO FROM 
19N TO 26N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. BETWEEN 70W AND 75W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 28N65W TO 27N74W. W 
OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 27N57W TO 20N65W. N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 48W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N E OF 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONTS MERGED FROM 31N46W TO 29N47W TO 
22N55W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 40W AND 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 
NW TO N WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 22N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 19N W OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 19N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 47W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N E OF 70W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N66W TO 14N75W TO 
09N81W. E OF 85W TO A LINE FROM 18N67W TO 12N72W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 19N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 17N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W 
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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.