000
FZNT02 KNHC 140847
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 24N80W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 20N73W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
420 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 29N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 20N73W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N 
OF 22N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 83W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 65W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 10N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N BETWEEN 81W AND 94W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF 94W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
WITH E SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.