000
FZNT02 KNHC 190839
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JAN 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 27N80W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 77W N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 62W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 26N68W DIFFUSE TO 23N77W. 
N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN N SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N55W TO 25N58W. W OF FRONT TO 70W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 30N38W TO 20N45W. WITHIN 480 NM NW OF 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN MIXED N 
SWELL. FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 52W AND 62W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT IN IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 
70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N43W TO LOW PRES 26N43W 1018 MB WITH 
TROUGH S TO 20N45W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 35W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. FROM 13N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 52W AND 60W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN IN MIXED 
N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 62W AND S OF 27N E OF 68W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 29N45W 1017 MB WITH TROUGH S TO 
20N43W. N OF 24N E OF LOW AND TROUGH TO 35W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 52W 
AND 62W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN IN MIXED N AND NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 50W AND S OF 22N E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 95W S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 88W AND 97W SE TO S 
WINDS 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.