000
FZNT02 KNHC 071459
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 28N46W TO 21N78W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 19N65W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 40W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE ENTIRE 
AREA E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT NE SWELL S OF 17N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 28N41W TO 23N44W. N 
OF 28N BETWEEN 44W AND 50W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 70W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 
28N40W TO 23N41W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND LEE OF DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 70W. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 
82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N E OF 
66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 90W AND ALSO N OF 25N W 
OF 94W 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.