000
FZNT02 KNHC 180354
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W  NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 22N50W THEN DISSIPATING TO 
19N78W. WITHIN 540 NM W OF FRONT TO 65W  NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W E OF 
BAHAMAS  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.   
N OF 29N E OF FRONT  S TO SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 26N37W DISSIPATING 
TO 22N50W.  WITHIN 480 NM OF FRONT TO 55W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 
12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.  ELSEWHERE N OF 15N 
W OF FRONT TO 70W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT DISSIPATED.  N OF 28N E OF 46W  NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE E OF 70W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT INLAND GEORGIA COAST.  N OF 
30N W OF 72W  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 28N81W.  N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 63W  SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N77W.  N OF 30N W 
OF FRONT TO 70W  NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 57W  SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 
68W AND 81W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 14N 
W OF 72W.  SEAS TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT S OF 14N W OF 72W.  S 
OF 10N  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 81W  NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 81W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  S OF 
10N  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W  NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 73W  NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 73W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 
26N97W.  NW OF FRONT  N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 26N90W TO 22N97W.  
FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 95W  N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.