000
FZNT02 KNHC 180301
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE SEP 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL STORM NADINE NE OF AREA NEAR 33.9N 34.2. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM SW QUADRANT OF NADINE WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 690 NM S QUADRANT AND 600 NM SW QUADRANT OF NADINE WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A MIX OF NORTHERLY SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NADINE NE OF AREA NEAR 35.9N 
32.9W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 540 NM OF NADINE WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A MIX OF NORTHERLY SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N40W TO 28N35W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING AREA FROM NW. WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES INLAND NEAR 30.5N90W 1006 MB. COLD 
FRONT FROM LOW TO 26N91W TO 22N95W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW AND E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES WELL N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 
30N85W TO 26N87W TO 22N89W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.