000
FZNT02 KNHC 200401
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 25N80W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 57W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 22N62W. N OF 30N W OF 
FRONT TO 65W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
30N E OF FRONT TO 54W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 26N53W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 58W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N36W TO 18N45W. N OF 25N WITHIN 360 NM 
W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 66W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING LOW PRES 1015 MB NEAR 28N45W WITH 
TROUGH TO 24N43W TO 18N45W. N OF 20N E OF LOW PRES AND TROUGH 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E 
OF 61W AND S OF 22N FROM 61W TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1015 MB NEAR 29N44W WITH TROUGH TO 
18N44W. N OF 24N E OF LOW PRES AND TROUGH SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED E AND N SWELL. FROM 18N TO 24N 
E OF TROUGH AND S OF 18N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W 
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 IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.