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FZNT02 KNHC 170330
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 19.

.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 31N46W TO 22N60W THEN SHEAR LINE TO TO 20N77W. 
N OF FRONT TO 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE N OF SHEAR LINE TO 77W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N 
OF 28N. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 40W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 24N44W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 
18N65W. N OF FRONT TO 44W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 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 20 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
SHEAR LINE TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE 31N35W TO 16N62W. WITHIN 180 NM NW 
OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 25N35W TO 13N61W E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC SE OF LINE 28N35W TO 18N62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 53W 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 29N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 29N81W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 66W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 83W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 24N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 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 DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 23N93W. WINDS 
LESS THAN 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.