000
FZNT02 KNHC 170852
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.
...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 77W AND 75W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.


.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 21N60W THEN SHEAR LINE TO TO 19N75W. 
NW OF FRONT TO 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF SHEAR LINE TO 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N. N OF 
28N E OF FRONT TO 37W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 20N52W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 
17N62W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 26N BETWEEN 52W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
SHEAR LINE TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 35W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N36W TO 20N45W. N OF 27N E OF 
63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. 
FROM 17N TO 27N BETWEEN 48W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 27N E OF 75W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 53W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 29N35W TO 19N64W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 52W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N73W TO 26N80W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 63W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 
64W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 10N 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 66W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S 
OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E 
OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 10N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 83W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY 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 TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 25N97W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 24N96W TO 19N94W. WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 25N81W TO 25N96W TO 19N95W. 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.