000
FZNT02 KNHC 310356
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 26N73W THEN DISSIPATING 
STATIONARY TO 24N80W. S OF 28N W OF 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 51W AND S OF 27N BETWEEN 38W AND 
51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 27N65W.  
S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR 
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E OF 70W 
AND FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 11N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 80W. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 
84W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 
12 FT S OF 15N W OF 75W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
10N TO 20N E OF 80W EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 84W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 27N W OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 84W AND 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.