000
FZNT02 KNHC 030948
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON JAN 03 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 30N45W TO 31N47W. N OF 27N E OF 55W 
NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF 42W AND SW WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT N OF 30 N E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 50W AND 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 50W AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 
55W AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 25N40W TO 24N46W. N OF 
29N E OF 57W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
16N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH 
AREA DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING SECTION.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 28N81W W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 28N70W. NW OF FRONT TO 
66W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N 
SE OF FRONT TO 57W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 31N37W TO 27N45W TO 24N55W. NW OF FRONT TO 47W 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N 
W OF FRONT TO 64W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. SE OF FRONT N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 16N TO 18N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 55W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W AND E OF 77W EXCEPT S OF 
13N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COLOMBIA 
AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 
77W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT 8 FT S OF 
16N. S OF 15N W OF 80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W AND E OF 
72W EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 17N. 
REMAINDER AREA S OF 15N W OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
 
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 27N83W TO 25N88W TO 18N94W. N OF 
FRONT TO 28N W OF 85W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS TO 25 KT S 
OF 21N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 88W AND LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 88W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.