000
FZNT02 KNHC 060355
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 08.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 25N60W THEN WEAKENING FROM 
22N65W TO 18N67W. COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 28N76W. N OF 29N W 
OF 65W SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND COLD FRONT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF STATIONARY FRONT TO 
74W N OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL W OF 65W AND 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 65W. WITHIN 240 
NM E OF STATIONARY FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF STATIONARY FRONT 
TO LINE FROM 31N43W TO 16N56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 22N58W. SECOND COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 28N59W. W OF SECOND COLD FRONT TO 60W N OF 
29N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 65W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 71W. N OF 29N E OF 
FIRST FRONT TO 44W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS MERGED. WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 
31N42W TO 25N43W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 46W AND 52W NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 46W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 09N46W TO 07N48W. S OF 16N E OF 55W AND FROM 
10N TO 16N BETWEEN 55W AND 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12N47W TO 07N50W. S OF 13N E OF 
56W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N47W TO 07N52W. S OF 20N BETWEEN 
46W AND 62W AND S OF 13N E OF 46W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N67W TO 16N70W TO 
13N79W TO 09N81W. W OF FRONT TO 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT TO 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 83W AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 73W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.