000
FZNT02 KNHC 271018
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI JAN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N BETWEEN 50W AND 72W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 46W AND 61W AND S OF 15N E OF 
46W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN
61W AND 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BETWEEN 61W AND BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 40W AND 61W AND S OF 14N E OF 
40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 61W AND
75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BETWEEN 61W AND BAHAMAS.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 28N81W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT NEAR 
FRONT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT 31N72W TO 26N80W. N 
OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 64W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF LINE FROM 31N40W TO 23N51W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL N OF 26N.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 
77W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND
77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 81W AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 25N87W TO 19N92W. W OF 
FRONT TO 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG AND
WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 21N87W. WINDS 
LESS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N91W TO 26N97W N TO NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.