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FZNT02 KNHC 010358
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 03.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 28N65W THEN DISSIPATING 
STATIONARY TO 25N74W. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT W OF 65W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 22N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 70W...S OF 
23N E OF 70W AND FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 70W AND S OF 23N 
E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL 
E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 24N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 20N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 
70W AND 80W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND N OF 16N BETWEEN 
65W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N...EXCEPT W OF 84W S OF 
18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. S 
OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 80W AND S OF HISPANIOLA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 83W 
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.