000
FZNT02 KNHC 070955
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 20N63W THEN STATIONARY TO 
18N66W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 42W S TO SW 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. S OF 15N 
E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 24N45W. N OF 29N W 
OF FRONT TO 47W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 52W AND 
S OF 12N BETWEEN 40W AND 52W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 22N AND N OF 22N 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 15N W OF 50W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N42W TO 
23N42W. N OF 28N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 16N W OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 18N W OF 55W 
AND S OF 10N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
AND MONA PASSAGES NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N 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. N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 94W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.