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FZNT02 KNHC 162155
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 23N62W TO 20N75W. N OF FRONT TO 62W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 
42W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 24N48W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 
18N63W. N OF FRONT TO 48W NW TO N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT 
IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 480 NM NW OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF SHEAR 
LINE TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE 30N35W TO 16N62W. NW OF SHEAR LINE 
TO 65W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC SE OF LINE 29N35W TO 18N63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 
73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 68W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 26N97W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 87W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N83W TO 22N98W. NW OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.