000
FZNT02 KNHC 160839
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 24N65W TO 20N74W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT 
TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N W OF 
65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 
TO 45W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 22N55W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 
18N68W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 60W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N FRONT AND SHEAR LINE N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO 77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN 
N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 20N48W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 
18N62W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 60W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 21 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. WITHIN 480 NM NW OF SHEAR LINE NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
18N BETWEEN 55W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 35W S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 31N35W TO 19N65W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 28N35W TO 18N68W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 52W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 64W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 26N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 24N97W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.