000
FZNT02 KNHC 070341
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 22N60W TO 18N66W. SECOND COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 27N59W. W OF FRONT TO 53W N OF 29N W WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N BETWEEN 40W AND 57W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E 
OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS MERGED. COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 
25N45W. W OF FRONT TO 49W N OF 29N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S 
OF 18N W OF 52W AND S OF 12N BETWEEN 43W AND 52W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E OF 
LINE FROM 31N55W TO 20N70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 25N42W. W OF 
FRONT TO 50W N OF 28N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 22N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 16N W OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 68W AND 83W AND THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 72W. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 94W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.