000
FZNT02 KNHC 150836
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 21N75W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 80W W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 21N73W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N55W TO 19N69W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 78W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW 
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 21N55W THENCE SHEAR LINE 
TO 18N67W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 67W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT AND SHEAR LINE 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 480 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E OF SHEAR LINE NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 22N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W NE 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH 23N96W TO 18N92W. S OF 24N E OF TROUGH TO 
84W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH INLAND. N OF 23N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 28N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 28N E OF 92W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN E SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.