000
FZNT02 KNHC 201613
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 22N70W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 28N56W TO 
25N65W. WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN N TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 55W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 27N43W 1016 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 40W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 40W AND 55W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 17N TO 
20N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N45W 1015 MB. N OF 18N E OF 
42W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE OF 18N E OF 
50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N43W 1014 MB. N OF 20N E OF 
42W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC S OF 20N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 84W AND 
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS  
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 93W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 85W S TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.